A spot in the next round is at stake on Saturday, when Abedallah Shelbayh goes up against Mitchell Krueger in the Columbus semifinal. Mitchell Krueger is rolling — 3 straight wins, 6 of 10 in recent play. Abedallah Shelbayh is rolling — 3 straight wins, 7 of 10 in recent play.
The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. Shelbayh comes in off a compressed schedule. Little separates them; Krueger gets the nod on the finest of margins.