It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Oxford Pirates can now relate to. They were beaten by Uxbridge 48-13 on Friday. While losing is never fun, Oxford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while Uxbridge is ranked 30th).
Despite the loss, Oxford still got an impressive performance from Kellen Clarkson, who threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns.
Oxford's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Uxbridge, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Oxford will head out on the road to face off against Auburn at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Auburn will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. Uxbridge will take on Tyngsborough at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tyngsborough is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
