Rootstown kept a clean sheet against Garfield on Thursday. They skirted past the Garfield G-Men 1-0. Give the Rovers' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Elliott Smallfield, who's now up to seven this season.
Rootstown is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Garfield, they dropped their record down to 2-7-1 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rootstown will face off against Lake Center Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Garfield, they will take on Springfield at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Garfield is facing Springfield at the right time seeing as Springfield is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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