If Oxford was riding high fresh off their 67-32 takedown of Douglas last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Oxford Pirates fell 62-55 to the Auburn Rockets on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Rockets are ranked 121st).
Oxford has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.2 points over those games. As for Auburn, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Oxford has already played their next matchup, an 80-56 loss against Prouty on the 12th. As for Auburn, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-51 defeat against South on the 14th.
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