Olentangy and Hilliard Darby are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2016, but not for long. The Olentangy Braves will challenge the Hilliard Darby Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Olentangy has six straight wins, Hilliard Darby has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Olentangy gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They strolled past Marysville with points to spare, taking the game 31-15. The Braves pushed the score to 31-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Monarchs cut but never quite recovered from.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Olentangy's defense and their six sacks. It was truly a group effort as Andrew Urda, C.J. Sanna, and Daniel Stephens picked up two apiece.
Meanwhile, a victory for Hilliard Darby just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Dublin Jerome, falling 35-14. The matchup was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Panthers couldn't quite close it out.
Olentangy pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hilliard Darby, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Olentangy took their victory against Hilliard Darby when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 36-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Olentangy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
