West Elk lost against Oxford on Monday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The West Elk Patriots might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 74-47 to the Oxford Wildcats, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Wildcats are ranked 107th).
West Elk's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-7. As for Oxford, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
West Elk will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Udall at 7:00 p.m. on January 31st. As for Oxford, they will welcome Sedan at 7:00 p.m. on January 28th. Oxford knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Sedan likes a good challenge.
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