Olentangy Liberty is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Upper Arlington is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Olentangy Liberty Patriots will host the Upper Arlington Golden Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Olentangy Liberty didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Dublin Coffman, but they still walked away with a 48-42 win. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Shamrocks are ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Olentangy Liberty had a senior duo take command as Maria Stack dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 boards and Claire Mikola posted 14 points. Mikola has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Addy Pyles was another key player, putting up six points.
Meanwhile, Upper Arlington earned a 40-32 victory over Bishop Watterson on Saturday.
Upper Arlington's win bumped their record up to 18-1. As for Olentangy Liberty, they are also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Olentangy Liberty was taken down by Upper Arlington 56-25 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will Olentangy Liberty have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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