Jasper entered their match against Oxford on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Jasper Vikings fell 47-35 to the Oxford Yellow Jackets. The Vikings were down 35-15 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Jasper's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taniya Windham, who posted eight points. Gracen Norris was another key player, putting up five points and five boards.
Oxford was led to victory by T Boyd and Ava Thomas. Boyd went 5 for 10 on her way to 12 points along with five rebounds and three blocks, while Thomas earned nine points. The dominant performance gave Boyd a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikynlei Mosley, who put up seven points and five assists.
Jasper's loss ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-9. As for Oxford, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-8.
Jasper didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-30 victory against Carbon Hill on the 20th. As for Oxford, they will take on Weaver in a tournament on January 25th.
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