Basketball Game Preview: Dublin Jerome Celtics vs. Olentangy Braves

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01/11/25 - Home	55-58 L
02/09/24 - Home	47-62 L
01/10/24 - Away	36-57 L
02/10/23 - Away	36-49 L
01/06/23 - Home	52-42 W
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Dublin Jerome and Olentangy are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2018, but not for long. The Dublin Jerome Celtics will take on the Olentangy Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Dublin Jerome sitting on three straight wins and Olentangy on four.

Dublin Jerome is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 60-30 victory over Groveport-Madison. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Hilliard Darby typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Olentangy proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 46-39.

Olentangy's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points over those games. As for Dublin Jerome, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.

Dublin Jerome couldn't quite finish off Olentangy in their previous matchup back in January and fell 58-55. Can Dublin Jerome avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.