Olentangy Orange is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Olentangy Liberty is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Olentangy Orange Pioneers will host the Olentangy Liberty Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Olentangy Orange knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 matches -- so hopefully Olentangy Liberty likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Olentangy Orange beat Hilliard Bradley 58-48. The Pioneers haven't had any issues with the Jaguars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Olentangy Liberty strolled past Hilliard Davidson with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 71-52. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Wildcats are ranked 166th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olentangy Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points over those games. As for Olentangy Orange, their victory bumped their record up to 19-2.
Olentangy Orange didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Olentangy Liberty in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 67-63 win. Does Olentangy Orange have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olentangy Liberty turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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