Basketball Preview: Oxford Yellow Jackets vs. Minor Tigers
The Oxford Yellow Jackets will head out to challenge the Minor Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oxford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.6 points per game this season.
Oxford will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 31-point they dealt Central of Clay County on Tuesday. Oxford really took it to Central of Clay County for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-24 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-12.
Brionna Wilson and Mikynlei Mosley were among the main playmakers for Oxford as the former went 6 for 8 en route to 20 points plus three steals and the latter went 6 for 13 en route to 15 points plus five steals. Mosley has become a key player for Oxford: the team is 3-1 when she posts at least three steals, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was T Boyd, who scored six points in addition to three steals.
Oxford smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Minor just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Vestavia Hills, falling 71-36. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Oxford now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Minor, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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