A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Willow Canyon Wildcats take on the Kellis Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Willow Canyon knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Kellis likes a good challenge.
Last Wednesday, Willow Canyon didn't have too much trouble with Centennial as they won 77-63. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Coyotes are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/29/25 vs Centennial | 17 |
| 01/27/25 vs Ironwood | 26 |
| 01/21/25 @ Sunrise Mountain | 21 |
| 01/17/25 vs Kellis | 18 |
| 01/15/25 @ Desert Edge | 15 |
| 01/09/25 @ Centennial | 26 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Willow Canyon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maurice Carter II, who went 6 of 12 en route to 17 points in addition to five assists and five boards. The matchup was Carter II's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleel Kelly, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Kellis lost 89-67 to Ironwood on Wednesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (61), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Willow Canyon pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.8 points per game. As for Kellis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.
Willow Canyon strolled past Kellis in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 75-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Willow Canyon 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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