The Oneida Express will head out to square off against the Mexico Tigers at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Oneida is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Rome Free Academy on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Express were dealt a 61-17 loss at the hands of the Black Knights. While losing is never fun, the Express can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Black Knights are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, Mexico lost to Christian Brothers Academy on the road by a 53-35 margin on Wednesday.
Mexico's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Oneida, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
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