Flinthills easily dispatched Bluestem last Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Flinthills Mustangs fell just short of the Oxford Wildcats by a score of 60-57 on Tuesday. The Mustangs lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in February of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 78-50 score last time.
Despite the loss, Flinthills still got an impressive performance from Jacob Hunter, who went 10 for 25 on his way to 28 points along with eight assists and seven boards. That was a full 49.1% of Flinthills' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Randall, who had six points and six rebounds.
It was another big night for Kellen Green, who went 7 of 15 en route to 29 points in addition to seven boards and three steals for Oxford. Green's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Cordell Jordan was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Flinthills' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4. As for Oxford, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Flinthills will take on Udall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Udall is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.1 points per game this season. As for Oxford, they will head out on the road to face off against Cedar Vale/Dexter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oxford knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Cedar Vale/Dexter likes a good challenge.
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