Westerville North has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Watkins Memorial Warriors at 7:15 p.m. Westerville North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
Westerville North's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Westerville South. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Wildcats are ranked 316th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Antoniyos Zerom and
Carter Smith scored both of Westerville North's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Watkins Memorial was not quite Canal Winchester's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 2-1. The Warriors' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Westerville North now has a winning record of 3-2-4. As for Watkins Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3-1.
Westerville North skirted past Watkins Memorial 1-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Will Westerville North repeat their success, or does Watkins Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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