The Oxford Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Uxbridge Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Saturday, Oxford lost to Maynard at home by a decisive 70-51 margin. 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. Another player making a difference was Brady Marqoupis, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, Uxbridge's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight defeat. Their tough 62-38 defeat to Hopedale might stick with them for a while. Uxbridge found out winning isn't easy when you make seven fewer threes than your opponent.
Uxbridge's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ethan Mccusker, who scored 12 points, and Colin Spencer who scored ten points.
Oxford's record is now 8-11. Uxbridge's record is now 11-8.
Everything went Oxford's way against Uxbridge in their previous meeting on Monday as Oxford made off with a 67-44 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oxford since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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