The Rootstown Rovers are taking a road trip to take on the Springfield Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Rootstown lost 10-4 to Nordonia last Thursday.
Springfield never got on the board in their matchup last Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Streetsboro on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Rockets. Considering the Spartans have won three matchups by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Joey Klein made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Those hits were her first of the season. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. What's more, she posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Bre Ruggiero was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Kendall Crytzer, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Springfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Streetsboro only posted a batting average of .259.
Springfield's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Rootstown, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
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