Oxford had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They secured a 58-52 W over the Fairfield Falcons on Friday. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Falcons, too.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Oxford to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cordell Jordan, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Jordan has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last ten times he's played. Kellen Green was another key player, earning 20 points along with eight rebounds.
Oxford was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fairfield only posted six.
Fairfield lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Connor Fowler, who had 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryland Perry, who earned 14 points along with six rebounds.
Oxford has already played their next contest (against Fairfield), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Fairfield, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Otis-Bison at 7:30 p.m. Fairfield is looking for their season's first victory.
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