The Olentangy Berlin Bears will head out on the road to take on the Upper Arlington Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Olentangy Berlin 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 125th, while Upper Arlington is ranked 34th).
After soaring to 57 points the game before, Olentangy Berlin were a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were beaten by Marysville 52-14. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Olentangy Berlin has scored all season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Olentangy Berlin struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Upper Arlington entered their tilt with Grove City with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Upper Arlington took their contest at home on Monday with ease, bagging a 55-26 win over Grove City. Upper Arlington has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.
Olentangy Berlin has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-7 record this season. As for Upper Arlington, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3.
Olentangy Berlin lost to Upper Arlington on the road by a decisive 44-28 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Can Olentangy Berlin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
