Oxford Academy won the last time they faced Artesia and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Oxford Academy Patriots put the hurt on the Artesia Pioneers with a sharp 54-29 victory. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 532nd, while the Pioneers are ranked 1138th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/22/25 @ Artesia | 7 |
12/10/24 @ Ocean View | 6 |
11/26/24 vs Valley Christian | 6 |
12/06/23 vs Newport Harbor | 5 |
01/09/24 vs Glenn | 5 |
Leading Oxford Academy to victory were Zoey Hess and Ashley Ventura. Hess went 9 for 16 en route to 19 points and seven boards, while Ventura posted six points along with eight rebounds, eight steals, and seven assists. The dominant performance gave Ventura a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Angela Tran, who scored five points and nine assists.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Oxford Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Oxford Academy and bumps their season record up to 15-8. As for Artesia, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-13.
Oxford Academy has already played their next matchup (against Glenn), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Artesia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 83-25 loss against Whitney on the 24th.
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