The Columbus East Olympians will head out to square off against the East Central Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Columbus East not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since December 27, 2024 (when they won 67-35). Everything went their way against Southport as they made off with a 44-23 win. The victory continues a trend for the Olympians in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely East Central's strategy against Franklin County on Tuesday. The Trojans put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 51-26 win. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Columbus East better focus on containing Natalie Stenger and Audrina Dugan as the pair were huge in East Central's win. Stenger dropped a double-double with 22 points and ten steals, while Dugan went 7-for-14 to rack up 17 points along with five boards and four steals. Stenger has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Campbell, who posted two points and six rebounds.
East Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Franklin County only racked up four.
The victory got Columbus East back to even at 2-2. As for East Central, their record is now 3-0.
Columbus East came up short against East Central in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 51-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stenger, who almost dropped a double-double with 23 points and nine steals. Now that the Olympians know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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