The Oakwood Lumberjacks will square off against the Xenia Buccaneers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakwood knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Xenia likes a good challenge.
On Saturday, Oakwood earned a 71-60 victory over Ross. Given the Lumberjacks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Rams are ranked 351st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Xenia lost 68-42 to West Carrollton on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost four in a row.
Oakwood has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. As for Xenia, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
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