The Rootstown Rovers will take on the Columbia Raiders in a tournament on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Rootstown didn't have quite enough to beat United and fell 5-4. Rootstown have struggled against United recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Zach Pastor and Landon Rodstrom scored all four of Rootstown's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 33 goals.
Meanwhile, Columbia came tearing into Monday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bluejays 4-1. The result was nothing new for Columbia, who have now won 11 matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Columbia used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Jackson-Milton. Josh Bodo played for 80 minutes having averaged 41.7 this season and Will Stormer got 65 vs. an average of 32.5. Stormer made the most of the opportunity, putting up one assist A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Rootstown's defeat dropped their record down to 11-4-1. As for Columbia, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
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