Soccer Preview: Rootstown vs. Smithville
The Rootstown Rovers will venture away from home to take on the Smithville Smithies at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rootstown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.2 goals per game this season.
Rootstown took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Crestwood. Considering the Rovers have won seven games by more than three goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Crestwood with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Zach Pastor (4),
Blake Postlethwait (2), and
Melvin Acosta.
Meanwhile, Smithville entered their tilt with Chippewa on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Chipps a 3-0 shutout. The Smithies' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
Rootstown's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Smithville, their win bumped their record up to 10-3-1.
Rootstown took their victory against Smithville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. 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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