It was a good run, but the Willard Tigers unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 83-69 bruising from Webb City. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Leading Webb City to victory were Holton Keith and Barron Duda. Keith scored 21 points along with six assists and five rebounds, while Duda scored 27 points along with seven steals. Duda has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 19 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Pace, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 assists.
Willard's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Webb City, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Willard will be playing at home against Joplin at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Willard's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups. As for Webb City, they will head out on the road to square off against Republic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Webb City's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 15 matchups.
