Softball Preview: Rootstown Rovers vs. Columbiana Clippers
The Rootstown Rovers will head out on the road to challenge the Columbiana Clippers at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Rootstown is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
In what's become a running theme this season, Rootstown gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Pymatuning Valley 8-0.
Canton South typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Columbiana proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Wildcats 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Columbiana.
Caitlynn Pleska made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Pleska was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maryn Hepler, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Rootstown has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Columbiana, their record is now 24-4.
Rootstown came out on top in a nail-biter against Columbiana in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Columbiana's Tori Long, who struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Rootstown to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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