The Rootstown Rovers will head out on the road to challenge the Hubbard Eagles at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rootstown is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Canton Central Catholic on Friday. Rootstown skirted past Canton Central Catholic 2-1.
Meanwhile, Hubbard entered their tilt with East with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand East a 14-0 shutout on Wednesday. With that win, Hubbard brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Kaylee Schultz made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Schultz has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Schultz was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Lauren Komorek and Haleigh Taylor did most of the damage at the plate: Komorek scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Taylor scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Komorek has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Gregory, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Rootstown's record is now 5-3. As for Hubbard, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season.
Rootstown might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Hubbard in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can Rootstown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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