The Rootstown Rovers will head out on the road to face off against the Ellet Orangement at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Rootstown fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Crestwood on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Red Devils by a score of 4-3.
Meanwhile, Ellet got themselves on the board against East on Tuesday, but East never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Dragons with a sharp 17-0 victory. Considering the Orangement have won six contests by more than ten runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Keaton Mckeel was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2025. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Ellet's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 0-6 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Jaden West was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Ellet: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 3-7 otherwise. Bret Mitchell was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI.
Ellet always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Ellet's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-7. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Rootstown, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
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