Soccer Preview: Rootstown vs. Lake Center Christian
The Rootstown Rovers will face off against the Lake Center Christian Tiger at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rootstown comes in on three and Lake Center Christian on seven.
Rootstown's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They beat Smithville by a goal, winning 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Rovers were the better team in the second half.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Blake Postlethwait, who's now up to 23 this season.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Lake Center Christian rose to the challenge on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Hornets. The Tiger found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Macauley Baker and Tanner Slabaugh were both handed yellow cards.
Rootstown has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Lake Center Christian, they pushed their record up to 17-1-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
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