Worthington Kilbourne is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Westland a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Worthington Kilbourne Wolves will welcome the Westland Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Worthington Kilbourne is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
Worthington Kilbourne made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Westerville South, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Wolves put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 15-9 win on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wolves considering their one-run performance the match before.
Juliana Orlins made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Orlins was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Worthington Kilbourne got a big performance out of Josie Janosy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rae Pfeiffer, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
Worthington Kilbourne kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Westland came up short against Big Walnut on Wednesday, falling 27-2.
Worthington Kilbourne's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Westland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Worthington Kilbourne took their win against Westland in their previous meeting on Friday by a conclusive 14-0 score. Will the Wolves repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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