The Washington Tigers and the Olentangy Berlin Bears will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Washington duked it out withMentor last Saturday. Washington walked away with a 97-85 victory over Mentor. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
| 12/14/24 vs Mentor | 26 |
| 02/10/24 vs Waite | 15 |
| 02/09/24 @ Louisville | 14 |
| 12/19/23 vs Ursuline | 13 |
| 01/05/24 @ Boardman | 12 |
Washington's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Giorgio Jackson Jr, who went 12 of 15 en route to 26 points and three steals, and Chris Knight, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 24 points along with six boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Jackson Jr a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Gamble, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 12 points and seven assists.
Washington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 22 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Olentangy Berlin hadn't done well against Dublin Jerome recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Olentangy Berlin managed a 42-37 win over Dublin Jerome.
Olentangy Berlin's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for Washington, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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