The Rootstown Rovers will square off against the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rootstown comes in on 14 and Canton Central Catholic on five.
Rootstown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They secured a 57-53 W over LaBrae. Given the Rovers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Vikings are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nadia Lough
| 02/22/25 vs LaBrae | 18 |
| 02/18/25 vs East Canton | 14 |
| 02/15/25 vs Harding | 4 |
| 02/11/25 vs Madison | 13 |
| 02/08/25 vs Perry | 7 |
| + 16 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rootstown to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nadia Lough, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten boards. That's the most points Lough has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Elliot Smallfield, who went 6-for-12 on her way to 15 points and eight steals.
Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic beat Waynedale 37-30 on Saturday.
Rootstown's victory bumped their record up to 24-1. As for Canton Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 17-8.
Rootstown strolled past Canton Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in February of 2020 by a score of 39-25. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rootstown since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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