After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Fairbanks, Rootstown was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Lake Center Christian Tiger as the Rootstown Rovers made off with a 16-4 victory. That's more bragging rights for Rootstown, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Lake Center Christian's part, Jillian Miller was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. Cammi Stoltzfus was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Rootstown's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Lake Center Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Rootstown will head out on the road to challenge West Branch at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. West Branch's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Rootstown's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lake Center Christian, they will be playing at home against Smithville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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