Softball Recap: Westerville North Finds Home Field Redemption Against Worthington Kilbourne

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 @ Worthington Kilbourne	20
04/24/25 vs Westland	16
04/23/25 @ Westerville South	16
04/30/25 vs Worthington Kilbourne	13
04/09/25 @ Westland	13

There's no place like home for Westerville North, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against the Worthington Kilbourne Wolves on Wednesday as they made off with a 20-7 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by ten runs or more this season.

Westerville North let Emma Polovick and Ella Effron run wild. Polovick went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Effron went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. That's the most runs Effron has posted since April 7th. The team also got some help courtesy of Ali Merrell, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Westerville North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Worthington Kilbourne only posted a batting average of .318.

Westerville North's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Worthington Kilbourne, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-9.

Looking ahead, Westerville North is taking a road trip to square off against Dublin Scioto at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Irish have averaged an impressive 11.4 runs per game this season. As for Worthington Kilbourne, they will challenge Westerville South at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Wolves are facing the Wildcats at the right time seeing as the Wildcats are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.