The Uxbridge Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oxford Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Uxbridge's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight defeat. They suffered a tough 62-38 defeat at the hands of Hopedale. Uxbridge found out winning isn't easy when you make seven fewer threes than your opponent.
Uxbridge's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ethan Mccusker, who scored 12 points, and Colin Spencer who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Oxford, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 70-51 loss to Maynard on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Oxford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while Maynard is ranked 96th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Andruw Martinez, who scored 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Marqoupis, who scored 12 points.
Uxbridge's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Oxford, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Uxbridge might still be hurting after the 67-44 loss they got from Oxford in their previous meeting on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oxford's Nolan Remington, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Uxbridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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