The Oxon Hill Clippers will challenge the Douglass Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Oxon Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 70.2 points per game this season.
Oxon Hill is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against City College on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Oxon Hill had to suffer through a 72-38 loss at the hands of City College. The contest marked the Clippers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Donnell Dorsey, who posted ten points. Cole Scott was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, Douglass came up short against Flowers on Saturday and fell 67-56.
Loss or not, Douglass got some senior leadership from Makhye McKnight and Solomon Lewis. McKnight put up 17 points and six assists, while Lewis went 5 for 11 en route to 17 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. McKnight is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Mubarak Adegboyega, who earned six points.
Oxon Hill's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-2. As for Douglass, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Oxon Hill hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 70.2 points per game. However, it's not like Douglass struggles in that department as they've been averaging 68.3 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Oxon Hill lost to Douglass at home by a decisive 88-74 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Oxon Hill, Emmanuel Carson (who went 14 of 22 on his way to 36 points and six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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