Basketball Game Preview: Oxford Prep Griffins vs. Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions

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Previous 4 Games

02/13/25 - Home	51-18 W
02/19/24 - Neutral	50-11 W
02/15/24 - Away	56-6 W
01/23/24 - Home	54-4 W

Oxford Prep has gone a perfect 4-0 against Excelsior Classical Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Oxford Prep Griffins just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oxford Prep has three straight wins, Excelsior Classical Academy has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Thursday, everything came up roses for Oxford Prep against Excelsior Classical Academy as the team secured a 51-18 victory. The Griffins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.

Despite the defeat, Excelsior Classical Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Arihanna Williams posted 14 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. That was a full 77.8% of Excelsior Classical Academy's points, marking the 13th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shadiamond Francis Service, who put up four points.

Oxford Prep pushed their record up to 8-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.3 points over those games. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.