After flying high against Caldwell last Saturday, West Elk came back down to earth. The West Elk Patriots took a blow against the Oxford Wildcats on Monday, falling 74-47. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost four in a row.
When it comes to explaining why West Elk lost, don't look at Maddex Moreno. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 14 en route to 18 points along with six boards and five assists. That was a full 38.3% of West Elk's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kase Kill, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points.
Oxford's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kellen Green led the charge by going 9 for 13 en route to 23 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Green's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cordell Jordan, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 boards.
West Elk's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Oxford, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
West Elk will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Udall at 7:00 p.m. on January 31st. As for Oxford, they will host Sedan at 7:00 p.m. on January 28th. Oxford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.1 points per game this season.
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