The Olentangy Liberty Patriots and the Olentangy Braves will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Olentangy Liberty's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matches.
On Friday, Olentangy Liberty got the win against Dublin Coffman by a conclusive 77-55. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Olentangy was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 59-58 to Thomas Worthington. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Braves came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the CARDINALS are ranked 318th).
Olentangy Liberty will have to contain Jackson Mangham as he made an impact in Olentangy's last game. He went 9 for 16 on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Mangham a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Ulysses Ponder, who went 5 of 11 en route to 14 points and three steals.
Olentangy Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, 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 loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Olentangy Liberty couldn't quite finish off Olentangy in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 57-55. Will Olentangy Liberty have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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