<P> Winifred `` Willow '' Cruz ( Jessica Marie Garcia ) is Maddie 's best friend and teammate . She plays center and often exclaims that she `` does n't go down ! '' She and Maddie share a special high - five . Willow 's only weakness is her obsessive crush on Joey , as seen in `` Slump - a-Rooney '' , when she misdirects a love note to be from him . Later in the series , Willow competes in the Battle of the Bands with Liv , Andie , and Holden , where she plays drums . They win the battle and continue to perform as a band . Around the end of season 3 and into Liv and Maddie Cali Style she and Joey are officially boyfriend and girlfriend . </P>
<P> Winifred `` Willow '' Cruz ( Jessica Marie Garcia ) is Maddie 's best friend and teammate . She plays center and often exclaims that she `` does n't go down ! '' She and Maddie share a special high - five . Willow 's only weakness is her obsessive crush on Joey , as seen in `` Slump - a-Rooney '' , when she misdirects a love note to be from him . Later in the series , Willow competes in the Battle of the Bands with Liv , Andie , and Holden , where she plays drums . They win the battle and continue to perform as a band . Around the end of season 3 and into Liv and Maddie Cali Style she and Joey are officially boyfriend and girlfriend . </P>
maddie 's best friend on liv and maddie
maddie 's best friend on liv and maddie
Winifred `` Willow '' Cruz
Winifred `` Willow '' Cruz