Preview: Olentangy Braves vs. Marion Harding Presidents
Olentangy is 3-0 against Marion Harding since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Olentangy Braves will head out on the road to face off against the Marion Harding Presidents at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Olentangy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday.
Last Friday, Olentangy suffered a tough 68-48 defeat at the hands of Dublin Coffman. Olentangy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ulysses Ponder, who scored 14 points. Another player making a difference was Carter Hire, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Marion Harding strolled past Galion with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 53-37. Given Marion Harding's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while Galion is ranked 331st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olentangy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-10. As for Marion Harding, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Olentangy against Marion Harding in their previous matchup back in February of 2019 as the team secured a 61-30 win. Will Olentangy repeat their success, or does Marion Harding have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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