Baseball Game Preview: Olentangy Berlin Bears vs. Marysville Monarchs

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04/23/25 - Away	7-4 W
05/01/24 - Home	12-11 W
04/18/24 - Away	1-0 W
04/15/24 - Away	11-4 W
05/08/23 - Home	4-3 W
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Olentangy Berlin has gone 8-2 against Marysville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Monarchs at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Olentangy Berlin 2.8, Marysville 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Olentangy Berlin is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Olentangy just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Braves by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Bears couldn't push the score so high this time.

Hilliard Darby hit Marysville with a four-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Monarchs lost 8-2 to the Panthers.

Marysville has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-5 record this season. As for Olentangy Berlin, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 9-3.

Olentangy Berlin was able to grind out a solid victory over Marysville in their previous meeting last Wednesday, winning 7-4. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Monarchs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.