Olentangy Liberty has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Upper Arlington Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Olentangy Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Hilliard Bradley a 4-0 shutout. It was an even better day for Lola Esham as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Upper Arlington had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Wildcats. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Wildcats are ranked 111th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olentangy Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-4 record this season. As for Upper Arlington, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1-1.
Olentangy Liberty came up short against Upper Arlington in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Olentangy Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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