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On a cold Wednesday night, the Braves shutout the Upper Arlington Golden Bears with a score of 3-0 last week. On Oct. 23, Sawyer Wilbanks ‘25 led the team with two goals and Lucas Brinkman ‘26 scored the third with a shot to the bottom left corner of the goal. Now, two years in a row, the Braves have won the district title in the Division 1 bracket after not winning one for two decades.
The boys started the tournament with a 6-1 win over Newark where they played at home. All the excitement continued from there.
“Our teams’ goal is to make a state final appearance, which is something we’ve been striving for for many years now. I think the whole team has put in a lot of work and we are a motivated and determined team that is able to perform well at a high level,” Kaden Pilkington ‘26 said.
Tonight, the team will advance to regional semifinals where they compete with Dublin Jerome again, who they lost to during the regular season in a close game of 0-1. At the Pickerington North High School stadium, they will battle for a comeback to advance further in the tournament.
“We are confident going into this next game. We have been preparing very well and we are ready to make history and advance to our first regional final game,” Max Whalen ‘27 said.
It will be a huge game since last year’s team lost in this round. Come support the Braves and see all of the hard work being put out on the field.