Oxford Prep posted their closest victory since January 26th on Friday. They had just enough and edged the East Wake Academy Eagles out 67-64. The Griffins' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Davis Faulkner was nothing short of spectacular: he earned 13 points in addition to eight rebounds and six assists. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Zach Arrington, who went 5 for 9 en route to 13 points.
Oxford Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
East Wake Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kaden Nicolson, who went 6 for 13 en route to 19 points plus two steals. Dexter Benton was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds.
Oxford Prep's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2. As for East Wake Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Oxford Prep has already played their next match (against East Wake Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for East Wake Academy, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on American Leadership Academy-Johnston at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. East Wake Academy is facing American Leadership Academy-Johnston at the right time seeing as American Leadership Academy-Johnston is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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