Rootstown has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Springfield Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Springfield better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Rootstown really get things going. Rootstown never let Lake Center Christian onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Monday. The Rovers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
Cami Rhodes and
Haley Dick scored all three of Rootstown's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Springfield made easy work of Garfield on Monday and carried off a 5-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Rootstown is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Springfield, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Rootstown took their victory against Springfield in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 7-1. In that match, Rootstown amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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