Soccer Preview: Rootstown vs. Lake Center Christian
The Rootstown Rovers will face off against the Lake Center Christian Tiger at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rootstown's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Garfield. Given the Rovers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the G-Men are ranked 572nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rootstown hit Garfield with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Dylan Boland,
Zach Pastor, and
Bryson Scarlett.
Meanwhile, Lake Center Christian entered their tilt with Southeast on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Pirates 6-0.
The victory made it two in a row for Rootstown and bumps their season record up to 7-3. As for Lake Center Christian, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1.
Rootstown came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Center Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Rootstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Center Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
