The Olentangy Berlin Bears and the Washington Tigers will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Olentangy Berlin is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Dublin Jerome on Friday. Olentangy Berlin managed a 42-37 victory over Dublin Jerome.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Washington faced off against Mentor last Saturday. Washington walked away with a 97-85 win over Mentor. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Olentangy Berlin better focus on containing Giorgio Jackson Jr and Chris Knight as the pair were huge in Washington's win. Jackson Jr went 12 for 15 on his way to 26 points and three steals, while Knight went 9 of 15 on his way to 24 points in addition to six boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Jackson Jr a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Gamble, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 12 points and seven assists.
Washington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 22 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Washington's record now sits at 2-0. As for Olentangy Berlin, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-4.
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