Pierce is on a four-game streak of home losses, Willows a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Pierce Bears will host the Willows Honkers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Pierce came up short against Winters and fell 61-53.
| 11/25/24 vs Esparto | 22 |
| 12/02/24 @ Live Oak | 22 |
| 01/03/25 vs Winters | 20 |
| 12/28/24 vs Fortuna | 19 |
| 12/04/24 vs Williams | 19 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Gavin Guynn, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 20 points. That's the most points he has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jr Figueroa, who posted six points in addition to seven assists and six boards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-29, which was the final score in Willows' tilt against Paradise on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Honkers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1337th, while the Bobcats are ranked 643rd).
Willows' loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Pierce, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Pierce was able to grind out a solid victory over Willows when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 41-30. Will Pierce repeat their success, or does Willows have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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