Olentangy Orange is 0-10 against Olentangy Liberty since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Olentangy Orange Pioneers will head out on the road to take on the Olentangy Liberty Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Olentangy Orange 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 308th, while Olentangy Liberty is ranked 34th).
Olentangy Orange posted their biggest victory since December 2, 2023 last Tuesday. They blew past Hilliard Bradley 48-27. The win was just what Olentangy Orange needed coming off of a 47-25 defeat in their prior game.
Meanwhile, Olentangy Liberty came tearing into Sunday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 51-42 win over Clarksville Christian. Winning is a bit easier when you drain eight more threes than your opponent, as Olentangy Liberty did.
Gigi Bower was her usual excellent self, scoring 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Mikola, who scored nine points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Olentangy Orange's record now sits at 5-8. As for Olentangy Liberty, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Olentangy Orange came up short against Olentangy Liberty when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 32-22. Can Olentangy Orange avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
