Softball Recap: Olentangy Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Olentangy can now relate to. They came up short against the Lincoln Lions on Thursday, falling 12-6. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-5 back in April.

Grace Yanez made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and one double. Another player making a difference was Mara Fife, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Braves

Previous 5 Games

05/28/26 vs Lincoln	6-12
05/21/26 vs Central Crossing	6-3
05/18/26 vs Newark	17-8
05/15/26 vs Upper Arlington	8-6
05/13/26 vs Mt. Vernon	2-4

The loss snapped Olentangy's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 22-7 record. As for Lincoln, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 24-5.

Olentangy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln, they will square off against Hilliard Bradley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Lions will need to watch out since the Jaguars have now posted at least ten runs in their last four games.