There's no place like home for the Rootstown Rovers, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They skirted past Southeast 66-64. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the loss, Southeast still got an impressive performance from Garrett Sprutte, who dropped a double-double on 43 points and 17 rebounds. That was a full 67.2% of Southeast's points, marking the 18th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Rootstown's win bumped their record up to 4-14. As for Southeast, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rootstown will square off against Waterloo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southeast, they will head out on the road to challenge Garfield at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Southeast's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three games.
