The Rootstown Rovers will venture away from home to take on the Perry Pirates at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. Rootstown is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 12 games.
On Monday, Rootstown made easy work of Garfield and carried off a 70-45 victory. The Rovers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Perry has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 49-45 heartbreaker at the hands of Gilmour Academy. That's two games in a row now that the Pirates have lost by exactly four points.
Rootstown's win bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Perry, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-5.
Rootstown didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Perry in their previous matchup back in February of 2025, but they still walked away with a 48-43 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rovers since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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