Grizzlies
| 01/08/25 vs Willis | 60-51 |
| 12/28/24 vs Hudson | 67-57 |
| 12/28/24 vs Silsbee | 68-56 |
Grand Oaks waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 60-51 victory over the Willis Wildkats. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Wildkats are ranked 416th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Wildkats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was SJ Young, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards. Young has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chandler Beasley, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds.
Grand Oaks has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Willis, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-9.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Caney Creek the next time they take the court. Grand Oaks will head out to face Caney Creek at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Willis will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
