Soccer Preview: Rootstown vs. John F. Kennedy Catholic
The Rootstown Rovers will head out on the road to challenge the John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Rootstown's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Independence. The Rovers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask John F. Kennedy Catholic). They put the hurt on Aquinas with a sharp 6-0 win on Tuesday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Knights are ranked 466th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
John F. Kennedy Catholic's offense was hitting Aquinas from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
AndreA RyAn led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
The victory made it two in a row for Rootstown and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for John F. Kennedy Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 4-0-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
