Basketball Game Preview: Upper Arlington Golden Bears vs. Central Crossing Comets

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Previous Games

02/21/24 - Home	61-20 W
01/17/20 - Away	49-29 W
12/06/19 - Home	58-24 W
01/18/19 - Neutral	80-10 W
12/07/18 - Away	54-24 W
+ 5 more games

Upper Arlington is 10-0 against Central Crossing since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Upper Arlington Golden Bears will look to defend their home court against the Central Crossing Comets at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Upper Arlington has seven straight wins, Central Crossing has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Upper Arlington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Frederick Douglass, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Upper Arlington was ranked ninth). Upper Arlington walked away with a 48-41 victory over Frederick Douglass on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Central Crossing played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Grove City and fell 78-39. The Comets were down 56-33 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Upper Arlington will have to contain Savannah Hamilton as she made an impact in Central Crossing's last game. She went 7 for 14 en route to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kassidy Gunnell, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.

Central Crossing's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Upper Arlington, their win bumped their record up to 15-1.

Everything came up roses for Upper Arlington against Central Crossing when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 61-20 victory. In that game, Upper Arlington amassed a halftime lead of 36-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.