The Rootstown Rovers stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They really took it to Garfield for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-19 win on the road. The victory was nothing new for Rootstown as they're now sitting on five straight.
Rootstown got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kelsey Bittecuffer out in front who scored nine points along with four steals. Another player making a difference was Brooklynn McIntyre, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garfield struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-5) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Rootstown's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Garfield, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.
Rootstown will be playing in front of their home fans against Windham at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Rootstown knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five games -- so hopefully Windham likes a good challenge. As for Garfield, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Liberty at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Garfield focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 33 on Saturday.
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