Softball Recap: Rootstown Rovers vs. Hubbard Eagles
Rootstown lost against Hubbard back in April of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Rootstown Rovers fell victim to a rough 7-1 defeat at the hands of the Hubbard Eagles.
For Hubbard's part, Phoebe Rusnak made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Rusnak was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Haleigh Taylor, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Rootstown's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Hubbard, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7-1 record this season.
Rootstown will head out on the road to take on Lake Center Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Hubbard, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Ursuline at 5:00 p.m. Hubbard is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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