Basketball Game Preview: Rootstown Rovers vs. Lake Center Christian Tiger

Rootstown is 0-10 against Lake Center Christian since January of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Rootstown Rovers will square off against the Lake Center Christian Tiger at 7:00 p.m. Rootstown will be strutting in after a win while Lake Center Christian will be coming in after a defeat.

Rootstown will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Mogadore, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Rootstown narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mogadore 45-42. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rovers have posted since February 9, 2024.

Meanwhile, Lake Center Christian came up short against Aquinas on Friday and fell 53-44.

Rootstown's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 5-17. As for Lake Center Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 15-6.

Rootstown came up short against Lake Center Christian in their previous matchup back in January, falling 37-27. Can Rootstown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.