The Rootstown Rovers beat the Grove City Christian Eagles 5-2 on Tuesday.
Makensea Bittner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Hammerschmidt, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Kamenash, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Rootstown's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Grove City Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Looking ahead, Rootstown will be playing at home against IC Catholic Prep at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Rovers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Knights have averaged an impressive 13 runs per game this season. As for Grove City Christian, they will take on Perry County Central at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
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