Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oxford Prep). They snuck past the Kerr-Vance Academy Spartans with a 52-47 win on Tuesday. The Griffins have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Spartans, too.
Oxford Prep's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Josh Juntunen, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. What's more, Juntunen also racked up four offensive rebounds, the most he's had since back in November of 2023. Michael Cox was another key player, scoring nine points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Oxford Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kerr-Vance Academy only posted eight.
Despite the loss, Kerr-Vance Academy still got an impressive performance from M.J. Wright, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lj Siplen, who had 15 points plus two steals.
The win got Oxford Prep back to even at 2-2. As for Kerr-Vance Academy, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Oxford Prep wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 67-64 victory against East Wake Academy on the 22nd. Kerr-Vance Academy has also already played their next game, a 63-34 defeat against Faith Christian on the 22nd.
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