Basketball Game Recap: Oxford Chargers vs. Southaven Chargers

By Team Reports Feb 12, 2024, 1:17pm

Recap: Oxford Chargers vs. Southaven Chargers

The Oxford Chargers won the last time they faced the Southaven Chargers, and things went their way on Friday too. Oxford came out on top against Southaven by a score of 62-49.

Southaven's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Rodarius Donley, who scored 23 points along with five rebounds, and Jayven Welch who scored 11 points along with six steals. Donley is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tyler Watkins, who scored six points.

Oxford is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Southaven, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 12 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Oxford will square off against Starkville at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Oxford knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully Starkville likes a good challenge. Southaven's road trip will continue as they head out to face Madison Central at 6:00 p.m. on February 17th. Hopefully Southaven focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday.