The Olentangy Orange Pioneers will square off against the Central Crossing Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Olentangy Orange's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 matches.
Olentangy Orange is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Olentangy Liberty, who was ranked fifth at the time (Olentangy Orange was ranked second). Olentangy Orange took down Olentangy Liberty 72-53 on Friday. The Pioneers have beaten the Patriots the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Patriots has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Central Crossing hadn't done well against Grove City recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Central Crossing managed a 47-43 win over Grove City. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Comets.
Olentangy Orange pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Central Crossing, their win bumped their record up to 7-15.
Olentangy Orange was able to grind out a solid victory over Central Crossing when the teams last played back in February of 2020, winning 51-43. Will Olentangy Orange repeat their success, or does Central Crossing have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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