Basketball Recap: Olentangy Liberty Now 6-1 over Last Seven Games

Olentangy Liberty won the last time they faced Dublin Coffman and things went their way on Friday too. The Olentangy Liberty Patriots managed a 48-42 win over the Dublin Coffman Shamrocks. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Shamrocks are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Olentangy Liberty had a senior duo take command as Maria Stack dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 boards and Claire Mikola posted 14 points. Mikola has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Addy Pyles, who scored six points.

Olentangy Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Dublin Coffman, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Olentangy Liberty will challenge Upper Arlington at 7:30 p.m. on January 31st. Upper Arlington will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Olentangy Liberty surely won't give up without a fight. As for Dublin Coffman, they will square off against Olentangy Orange at 7:30 p.m. on January 31st.