The Dublin Scioto Irish will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Upper Arlington Golden Bears at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Dublin Scioto will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while Upper Arlington is ranked 29th).
Two weeks ago, Dublin Scioto was beaten by Big Walnut 77-17.
Evan Rinker was Dublin Scioto's leading scorer, having posted nine points. Rinker also led the team in assists with two.
Callie Smoot held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Upper Arlington came tearing into Wednesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to Central Crossing for the full four quarters, racking up a 61-20 victory at home. Upper Arlington has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
Dublin Scioto has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. As for Upper Arlington, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-3.
Dublin Scioto was taken down by Upper Arlington 61-20 in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Dublin Scioto was down 39-8.
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