The Oxford Academy Blackhawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Edmeston Central Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Edmeston Central will be up against a hot Oxford Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Oxford Academy blew past Afton 75-38 two weeks ago. Given the Blackhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 363rd, while the Knights are ranked 852nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Edmeston Central). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Schenevus Central 77-42. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 22 point advantage.
Oxford Academy better focus on containing Landon Wust and Braymon Clark as the pair were huge in Edmeston Central's win. Wust posted 17 points, while Clark scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Hunter Dye, who had 11 points.
Oxford Academy's record now sits at 6-3. As for Edmeston Central, their record is now 12-2.
Oxford Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Edmeston Central in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 68-64 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oxford Academy 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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