Oxford has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the Skyline Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Oxford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Independent at home to the tune of 84-12 on Friday. Considering the Wildcats have won three games by more than 45 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Oxford to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cordell Jordan, who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Jordan is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another back making a difference was Connor Commerford, who rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Oxford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 265 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Skyline never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 46-0 win over Udall. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.
Skyline can attribute much of their success to Jake Hittle, who picked up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Jorden House, who picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
Skyline's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Hittle led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Oxford's record is now 3-1. As for Skyline, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
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