Braves
| 02/21/25 vs Olentangy Berlin | 53 |
| 02/18/25 @ Hayes | 38 |
| 02/14/25 @ Dublin Jerome | 75 |
| 02/07/25 vs Hilliard Darby | 47 |
| 02/02/25 @ Barberton | 55 |
| + 17 more games |
The Olentangy Braves will head out on the road to challenge the Newark Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Olentangy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.3 points per game this season.
Olentangy is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Olentangy Berlin: they outscored them in every quarter. Olentangy enjoyed a cozy 53-35 win over Olentangy Berlin on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Braves in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won four in a row.
Ulysses Ponder and Quentin Page were among the main playmakers for Olentangy as the former posted 12 points along with seven rebounds and four steals and the latter almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten boards. What's more, Page posted three blocks, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Cooper Denlinger, who earned six points.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Newark sidestepped Lancaster for a 46-43 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Golden Gales are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olentangy's record is now 13-9. As for Newark, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Olentangy came up short against Newark in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 77-69. Can Olentangy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
