After flying high against Westerville Central on Thursday, Westerville North came back down to earth. The Warriors fell just short of the Upper Arlington Golden Bears by a score of 2-1 on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Warriors of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Westerville North sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-16, 22-25, 15-12.
Owen Varsanyi paced Westerville North's offense, picking up 11 kills. Varsanyi got some help from Sam Gainey and his 19 assists. Vince Workman controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Westerville North's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-5. As for Upper Arlington, they moved to 15-7 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Westerville North will host Reynoldsburg at 6:00 p.m. on the 14th. As for Upper Arlington, they will look to defend their home court on the 14th against Northmont at 6:00 p.m.
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