Westerville Central was the 76-72 winner over Olentangy when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Westerville Central Warhawks took a 60-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Olentangy Braves on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Warhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Braves are ranked 140th).
Olentangy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jackson Mangham led the charge by going 6 of 10 en route to 15 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ceasar Abouchahine, who posted 11 points and eight boards.
Westerville Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Olentangy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Westerville Central will head out on the road to challenge Pickerington North at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pickerington North will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Westerville Central surely won't give up without a fight. As for Olentangy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Thomas Worthington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Olentangy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.5 points per game this season.
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