The Westerville North Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Worthington Kilbourne Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westerville North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.1 points per game this season.
Westerville North fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Big Walnut on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Golden Eagles were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 32-31 defeat. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Golden Eagles 7-0 in the first quarter.
Westerville North's loss came about despite a quality game from Ronald Jackson, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 186 yards on 13 of 23 attempts.
Even if they lost, Westerville North's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Damion King. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Meanwhile, Worthington Kilbourne got themselves on the board against Franklin Heights on Friday, but Franklin Heights never followed suit. They blew past the Falcons 34-0 at home. The high-scoring effort was just what the Wolves needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
This is the second loss in a row for Westerville North and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Worthington Kilbourne, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Westerville North against Worthington Kilbourne when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westerville North since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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