Garfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 4-0 to the Rootstown Rovers. While losing is never fun, the G-Men can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 575th, while the Rovers are ranked 260th).
Garfield's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-1. As for Rootstown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Garfield will square off against Lorain at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Rootstown, they will challenge Lake Center Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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