Preview: Olentangy Braves vs. Upper Arlington Golden Bears
The Olentangy Braves will be playing at home against the Upper Arlington Golden Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a eight-game winning streak alive.
With a playoff game on the line, Olentangy rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with a 79-68 victory over the Raiders. Given Olentangy's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while Reynoldsburg is ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olentangy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sydney Mobley, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. Mobley hasn't dropped below ten rebounds for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Whitney Stafford, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Upper Arlington was able to grind out a solid victory over Westerville South on Wednesday, taking the game 57-47.
Olentangy's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Upper Arlington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Olentangy couldn't quite finish off Upper Arlington in their previous meeting back in January of 2020 and fell 39-37. Will Olentangy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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