Having just played yesterday, the Olentangy Braves will head out on the road to face off against the Olentangy Liberty Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Olentangy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to Thomas Worthington. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Braves came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the CARDINALS are ranked 318th).
01/24/25 vs Thomas Worthington | 22 |
12/28/24 vs Lancaster | 17 |
01/21/25 @ Westerville Central | 15 |
12/27/24 vs Palm Harbor University | 13 |
12/03/24 vs Teays Valley | 12 |
Olentangy might have lost, but man, Jackson Mangham was a machine: he went 9 for 16 en route to 22 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Mangham a new career-high in points. Ulysses Ponder was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Olentangy Liberty waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Shamrocks 77-55. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 22 points or more this season.
Olentangy Liberty has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points per game. As for Olentangy, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
Olentangy came out on top in a nail-biter against Olentangy Liberty when the teams last played back in January of 2024, sneaking past 57-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Olentangy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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