Basketball Game Preview: Worthington Kilbourne Wolves vs. Westerville South Wildcats

Worthington Kilbourne is 1-8 against Westerville South since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Worthington Kilbourne Wolves will host the Westerville South Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Worthington Kilbourne is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Westerville North to the tune of 57-17 on Tuesday. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Warriors are ranked 648th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Worthington Kilbourne's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Audrey Bennett, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 13 points and seven steals. Bennett has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Oliviah Wilkerson, who went 6 of 15 en route to 13 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.

Worthington Kilbourne smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Meanwhile, Westerville South entered their tilt with Harvest Prep on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 51-39 win over the Warriors.

Westerville South is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Worthington Kilbourne, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 9-3.

Worthington Kilbourne came up short against Westerville South in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 65-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Westerville South's Ariyana Cradle, who went 11 for 21 on her way to 28 points and five steals. Now that Worthington Kilbourne knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.