The Lancaster Golden Gales will head out on the road to face off against the Olentangy Liberty Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lancaster is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 49-45 win over Pickerington North. 49 seems to be a good number for the Golden Gales as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Olentangy Liberty entered their tilt with Hilliard Davidson on Tuesday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They were the clear victor by a 55-29 margin over the Wildcats. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Wildcats are ranked 548th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lancaster better focus on containing Claire Mikola and Maria Stack as the pair were huge in Olentangy Liberty's win. Mikola went 5-for-10 on her way to 16 points, while Stack went 5-for-7 en route to 11 points and five rebounds. Mikola is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 46% in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Addy Pyles, who posted nine points.
Lancaster has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.9 points over those games. As for Olentangy Liberty, they pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
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