The Willows Academy Eagles just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Jones Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Willows Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Jones will be coming in after a loss.
Willows Academy will head into Monday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 42) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Dyett 51-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Willows Academy has posted since January 27, 2024.
Meanwhile, Jones was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by DePaul College Prep 66-22. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 415th, while the Rams are ranked 83rd).
Willows Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.8 points. As for Jones, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Willows Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Jones in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 48-43 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Willows Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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