The Upper Arlington Golden Bears had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 51-40 win over Olentangy Berlin. Given Upper Arlington's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Olentangy Berlin is ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olentangy Berlin lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cami Elliott, who scored 13 points. Layla Merriweather was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with two steals.
Upper Arlington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Olentangy Berlin, they dropped their record down to 14-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Upper Arlington will stay at home for another game and welcome Central Crossing at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. Hopefully Central Crossing focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 last Friday. As for Olentangy Berlin, they will be playing at home against Logan at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Olentangy Berlin focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Friday.
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