After both having extra time off, the Lake Orion Dragons and the Oxford Wildcats will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lake Orion comes in on three and Oxford on eight.
Last Friday, Lake Orion was able to grind out a solid win over Athens, taking the game 52-41. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Oxford hadn't done well against Troy recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. Oxford strolled past Troy with points to spare, taking the game 67-53.
Lake Orion is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Oxford, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Lake Orion came out on top in a nail-biter against Oxford in their previous matchup back in February, sneaking past 52-49. Does Lake Orion have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oxford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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