Worthington Kilbourne lost against Westerville South back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Worthington Kilbourne Wolves and the Westerville South Wildcats were almost perfectly matched up, but the Worthington Kilbourne Wolves suffered a 31-30 loss. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolves in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost seven in a row.
Despite the loss, Worthington Kilbourne still got an impressive performance from Jackson Szabo, who rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 105 yards and a touchdown. Szabo got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 69 yards. Backing up that air attack was Luke Page, who rushed for 106 yards.
Worthington Kilbourne wouldn't let Westerville South keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nathan Roempler was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
A big part of Westerville South's win came down to the chemistry between Evan Andrews and his top target Jhalil Armstrong. Andrews rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries while Armstrong rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Those 86 rushing yards gave Andrews a new career-high.
Worthington Kilbourne's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Westerville South, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Worthington Kilbourne didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 29-26 win against Walnut Ridge on the 1st. As for Westerville South, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 17-7 defeat against Canal Winchester on the 1st.
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