The Rootstown Rovers and the Marlington Dukes will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Rootstown's favor as the team sits on 18 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Marlington has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Saturday, Rootstown really took it to Southeast for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-28 win. The Rovers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Rootstown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nadia Lough led the charge by going 5 of 10 en route to 15 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Elliot Smallfield, who posted ten points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Marlington ended up a good deal behind West Branch last Saturday and lost 52-35. While losing is never fun, the Dukes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 501st, while the Warriors are ranked 121st).
Marlington's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Rootstown, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
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