Basketball Recap: Rootstown Takes a Loss

If Rootstown was riding high fresh off their 75-34 takedown of Cardinal on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rovers lost to the Tuslaw Mustangs at home by a 76-61 margin on Tuesday. The Rovers were not able to make up for their loss to the Mustangs from their previous meeting back in December of 2024.

Rootstown's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Coming up, Rootstown will venture away from home to challenge Garfield at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Tuslaw, they will welcome Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The game will give the Mustangs their first taste of in-conference action this season.