Soccer Preview: Rootstown vs. Aquinas
Rootstown is 9-1 against Aquinas since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Rootstown Rovers will venture away from home to face off against the Aquinas Knights at 5:00 p.m. Rootstown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.9 goals per game this season.
Last Saturday, Rootstown narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Smithville 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rovers.
Zach Pastor and
Blake Postlethwait scored both of Rootstown's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 34 goals.
Meanwhile, Aquinas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Alliance, falling 9-0. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly nine goals.
Rootstown's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Aquinas, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10-1.
Rootstown took their win against Aquinas in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rootstown since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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