There's no place like home for Rootstown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Southeast Pirates 5-4 on Friday. This was payback for the Rovers, who suffered an 8-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
Rovers
| 05/15/26 vs Southeast | 5-4 |
| 05/11/26 vs Windham | 5-1 |
| 05/07/26 vs Wickliffe | 8-4 |
| 04/30/26 vs Ellet | 6-5 |
Rootstown pushed their record up to 8-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Southeast, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Rootstown will head out to face off against Waterloo at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.41 runs per game on average), something the Rovers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Southeast, they will challenge West Branch at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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