Oxford Wildcats (Oxford, KS) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Dexter (Dexter, KS), 40-31 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Oxford upgrades its record to 5-11 on the season. The Wildcats host Caldwell (Caldwell, KS) to clash with the Bluejays in a South Central Border challenge on Tuesday, January 31. The Bluejays come into the challenge with a record of 2-13. Caldwell lost 51-38 in their recent league challenge against Central (Burden, KS)