Soccer Preview: Rootstown vs. Aquinas
Rootstown has gone 8-2 against Aquinas recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Rootstown Rovers will square off against the Aquinas Knights at 7:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Rootstown managed to keep up with Crestwood until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Rootstown lost 6-1 to Crestwood.
Meanwhile, Aquinas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Hillsdale, falling 5-1.
Rootstown's loss dropped their record down to 9-5-1. As for Aquinas, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13-1.
Everything went Rootstown's way against Aquinas when the teams last played back in September, as Rootstown made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rootstown since the team 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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