Rootstown is 8-2 against Crestwood since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Rootstown Rovers will head out on the road to face off against the Crestwood Red Devils at 11:00 a.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Rootstown's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Waynedale on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to the Golden Bears.
Rootstown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Biggin, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Crestwood didn't have quite enough to beat Southeast on Thursday and fell 2-1. Crestwood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rootstown's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Crestwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Rootstown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Crestwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Rootstown came up short against Crestwood in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-3. Thankfully for Rootstown, Jonas Honeycutt (who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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