The Olentangy Berlin Bears have been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 51-40 to Upper Arlington on Friday. While losing is never fun, Olentangy Berlin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Upper Arlington is ranked 33rd).
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.
Olentangy Berlin has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-8 record this season. As for Upper Arlington, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Olentangy Berlin will take on Logan at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Olentangy Berlin focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Friday. As for Upper Arlington, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Central Crossing at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Central Crossing focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 last Friday.
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