Southeast and Rootstown are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Southeast Pirates will finish 2024 at home by hosting the Rootstown Rovers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Southeast is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 58-26 win over Champion. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-14.
Meanwhile, Rootstown put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Springfield, posting a 76-39 victory. The Rovers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 22 points or more this season.
Southeast better focus on containing Colbie Curall and Addy Germann as the pair were huge in Rootstown's win. Curall dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 boards, while Germann went 5 of 11 on her way to 17 points along with six assists and six steals. The dominant performance gave Germann a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsey Bittecuffer, who posted 15 points in addition to six assists and three steals.
Rootstown smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in eight consecutive games.
Southeast now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Rootstown, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Southeast was dealt a bruising 57-17 loss at the hands of Rootstown when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rootstown's Nadia Lough, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 boards. Now that Southeast knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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