Worthington Kilbourne fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Upper Arlington on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Bears by a score of 8-7. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Golden Bears recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Juliana Orlins put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, she gave up only zero walks, the fewest she's had since back in April. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Orlins wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Becca Boue, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Another was Josie Janosy, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
Worthington Kilbourne's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Upper Arlington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-15.
Worthington Kilbourne and Upper Arlington could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Wolves (ranked 424th) will meet Licking Heights (ranked 191st) at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Upper Arlington will challenge Hilliard Darby at 5:15 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (304 vs. 124).
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