Baseball Recap: Rootstown Takes a Loss

Rootstown fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Crestwood on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Red Devils by a score of 4-3. The Rovers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Red Devils earlier this season, when they won 7-4.

Rootstown's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Crestwood, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.

Coming up, Rootstown will head out to take on Ellet at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Rovers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Orangement have averaged an impressive 10.4 runs per game this season. As for Crestwood, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Chagrin Falls at 5:00 p.m.