Soccer Preview: Rootstown vs. Smithville
On Saturday Rootstown will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will take on the Smithville Smithies at 11:00 a.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
On Thursday, it was close, but Rootstown sidestepped Berkshire for a 2-1 victory. Dylan Boland had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Rovers got from the refs.
Zach Pastor was the driving force of Rootstown's attack as he scored both of Rootstown's goals, bringing his season total up to 27 goals.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Smithville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Northwestern a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Smithies were the better team in the second half.
Rootstown's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Smithville, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season.
Rootstown skirted past Smithville 2-1 in their previous meeting on October 5th. Does Rootstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smithville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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