Basketball Recap: Rootstown Takes a Loss

Rootstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 61-30 defeat at the hands of the Lake Center Christian Tiger. The matchup marked the Rovers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Rootstown's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lake Center Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.

Rootstown and Garfield will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Garfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 70.6 points per game this season. Lake Center Christian and Chippewa will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on December 28th.