The Oxford Hills Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the South Portland Red Riots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Portland took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Oxford Hills, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Oxford Hills beat Lewiston 51-41. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Blue Devils are ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, South Portland entered their contest against Windham on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. South Portland fell just short of Windham by a score of 35-33. The game marked the Red Riots' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Oxford Hills has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for South Portland, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2.
Oxford Hills was able to grind out a solid win over South Portland when the teams last played back in February of 2020, winning 49-38. Will Oxford Hills repeat their success, or does South Portland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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