Willows is 2-8 against East Nicolaus since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Willows Honkers will host the East Nicolaus Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Willows came up short against Pierce on Friday, falling 51-29. 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 836th, while the Bears are ranked 413th).
Meanwhile, East Nicolaus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were dealt a 51-23 defeat at the hands of Colusa. The match marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Willows will have to contain Makinze Massey as she made an impact in East Nicolaus' last game. She posted ten points.
East Nicolaus' loss dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Willows, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Things could have been worse for Willows, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 51-36 loss to East Nicolaus in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Nicolaus' Rylee Gillespie, who went 7 of 12 on her way to 17 points in addition to eight assists and four steals. Now that Willows knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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