Auburn is on a three-game streak of home losses, Oxford a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Auburn Rockets will take on the Oxford Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Monday, Auburn ended up a good deal behind Grafton and lost 72-58. While losing is never fun, Auburn can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while Grafton is ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Oxford over Uxbridge in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Oxford blew past Uxbridge 67-44. The victory was just what Oxford needed coming off of a 64-44 defeat in their prior matchup.
Oxford found their leader in underclassman Nolan Remington, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Remington has scored all season. Kofi Owusu was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Auburn's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Oxford, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
Auburn was able to grind out a solid win over Oxford in their previous meeting back in January, winning 55-44. Does Auburn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oxford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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