Basketball Game Preview: Olentangy Liberty Patriots vs. Olentangy Braves

Olentangy Liberty has gone 9-1 against Olentangy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Olentangy Liberty Patriots will take on the Olentangy Braves at 8:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Olentangy Liberty comes in on eight and Olentangy on seven.

Olentangy Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 50-43 win over Newark. 50 seems to be a good number for the Patriots as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Claire Mikola

Points

02/22/25 vs Newark	25
02/19/25 vs Lancaster	24
02/11/25 vs Hilliard Davidson	16

Claire Mikola continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7-for-13 to rack up 25 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The game was her third in a row with at least 16 points. Maria Stack was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds.

Meanwhile, Olentangy was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Hilliard Bradley 58-17. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Olentangy's win bumped their record up to 21-3. As for Olentangy Liberty, they pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.

Olentangy Liberty beat Olentangy 51-40 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Will Olentangy Liberty repeat their success, or does Olentangy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.