Dublin Scioto is 0-10 against Westerville South since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Dublin Scioto Irish will look to defend their home court against the Westerville South Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Westerville South took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Dublin Scioto, who comes in off a win.
Dublin Scioto scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. They walked away with a 76-63 victory over Westland. The victory was some much needed relief for Dublin Scioto as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Westerville South unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 64-53 to Africentric Early College. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Westerville South came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while Africentric Early College is ranked 381st).
Dublin Scioto's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Westerville South, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Dublin Scioto came up short against Westerville South in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 76-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Westerville South's Kruz McClure, who scored 40 points. Now that Dublin Scioto knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.