Willis lost against Grand Oaks back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Willis Wildkats fell 67-55 to the Grand Oaks Grizzlies. While losing is never fun, the Wildkats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 318th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 91st).
Several Wildkats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was SJ Young, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 18 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Young's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rondell Lewis, who posted 14 points and eight boards.
Wildkats
| 02/07/25 vs Grand Oaks | 18 |
| 02/04/25 @ Oak Ridge | 7 |
| 01/31/25 vs Conroe | 11 |
| 01/24/25 vs College Park | 11 |
| 01/14/25 @ Caney Creek | 15 |
| + 18 more games |
Young wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Willis was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Willis' loss dropped their record down to 20-10. As for Grand Oaks, they are on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 25 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season.
Willis does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Grand Oaks, they will welcome Caney Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grand Oaks is facing Caney Creek at the right time seeing as Caney Creek is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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