In Friday's non-league challenge, the Rootstown Rovers (Rootstown, OH) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Maplewood Rockets (Cortland, OH), by a final score of 11-5.

With the win, Rootstown upgrades its record to 6-3 on the season. The Rovers travel to Lake Center Christian (Hartville, OH) to battle the Tiger in a Portage Trail challenge on Wednesday, April 19. The Tiger come into the challenge with a record of 9-1.

With the defeat, Maplewood falls to 1-3 on the season. The Rockets travel to Badger (Kinsman, OH) to battle the Braves in a Northeastern Athletic- Stripes challenge on Monday, April 17. The Braves come into the challenge with a record of 3-3. Badger lost 18-6 in their recent non-league challenge against Brookfield (Brookfield, OH)