The Rootstown Rovers will be playing at home against the Lake Center Christian Tiger at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rootstown: 4, Lake Center Christian: 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Rootstown took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Springfield by a score of 6-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Bryce Harless spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up 15 Ks.
On the hitting side, Rootstown got a big performance out of Austin Biggin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tony Karp, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lake Center Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Alliance by a score of 6-2.
Rootstown has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. As for Lake Center Christian, they pushed their record up to 13-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Rootstown suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to Lake Center Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Rootstown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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