Baseball Game Preview: Rootstown Rovers vs. Lake Center Christian Tiger

For the second straight game, Rootstown will face off against Lake Center Christian. The Rovers will be playing at home against the Tiger at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Rootstown 2.7, Lake Center Christian 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Rootstown fell victim to Lake Center Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tiger. The Rovers have struggled against the Tiger recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.

Lake Center Christian pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their 27th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Rootstown, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-2.