Olympus is 0-4 against Taylorsville since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Olympus Titans will be playing at home against the Taylorsville Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Olympus' three-game losing streak came to an end on Friday. They put the hurt on Mountain Crest with a sharp 53-31 win. The win was just what Olympus needed coming off of a 57-35 defeat in their prior game.
Tessa Cromar and Keily Trabanino were among the main playmakers for Olympus as the former scored 14 points along with 5 assists and 4 steals and the latter scored 21 points along with 6 steals and 5 assists. Trabanino is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now stole two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Bontempo, who scored 6 points along with 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Taylorsville was able to grind out a solid win over Murray on Friday, taking the game 51-44. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Taylorsville.
It was another big night for Jenna Sterzer, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 17 rebounds. Sterzer is absolutely dominating the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Marlee Reupena, who scored 14 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals.
The losses dropped Olympus to 3-3 and Mountain Crest to 0-5.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's game: Olympus have been dynamite from deep this season, having drained 41.7% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Taylorsville struggles in that department as they've only made 34.8% of theirs this season. Given Olympus' sizeable advantage in that area, Taylorsville will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Olympus came up short against Taylorsville when the teams last played back in November of 2018, falling 65-52. Can Olympus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.