Soccer Preview: Rootstown vs. Garfield
Rootstown is 9-0-1 against Garfield since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Rootstown Rovers will venture away from home to square off against the Garfield G-Men at 7:00 p.m. Rootstown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.9 goals per game this season.
Rootstown will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Saturday, then bounced right back against Aquinas on Tuesday. Rootstown put the hurt on Aquinas with a sharp 11-0 win. Blake Postlethwait was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Garfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Southeast, falling 3-0. That's two games in a row now that the G-Men have lost by exactly three goals.
Rootstown's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Garfield, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1.
Rootstown took their win against Garfield when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rootstown since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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