Preview: Rootstown Rovers vs. John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles
Rootstown is 0-5 against John F. Kennedy Catholic since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rootstown Rovers will look to defend their home court against the John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Rootstown will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 702nd, while John F. Kennedy Catholic is ranked 102nd).
Last Friday, things could have been worse for Rootstown, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-46 loss to Mogadore. Rootstown has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, John F. Kennedy Catholic put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They really took it to Southeast for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-23 win on the road. With John F. Kennedy Catholic ahead 43-15 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Rootstown dropped their record down to 4-16 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road. As for John F. Kennedy Catholic, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-6.
Rootstown was dealt a bruising 88-42 loss at the hands of John F. Kennedy Catholic in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of John F. Kennedy Catholic's Nick Ryan, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Rootstown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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