After two games on the road, University Park is heading back home. They will take on the Oxford Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, University Park ended up a good deal behind the Tigers and lost 65-49.
Meanwhile, Oxford's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fourth straight loss. Their rough 64-44 loss to South might stick with them for a while. Oxford has struggled against the Colonels recently, as their matchup on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Oxford's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Brady Marqoupis, who scored 18 points, and Nolan Remington who scored 16 points. That was a full 36.4% of Oxford's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
University Park's loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Oxford, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
