The Rootstown Rovers will take on the Columbiana Clippers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Rootstown is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
On Tuesday, Rootstown earned a 5-2 win over Western Reserve.
Meanwhile, Columbiana got themselves on the board against Lowellville on Thursday, but Lowellville never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Rockets with a sharp 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Clippers, who have now won eight matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Columbiana let Beckett Wilson and Ayden Dennison run wild. Wilson went 1-for-2 with five stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Dennison went a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles, two runs, and one RBI. Wilson is becoming a predictor of Columbiana's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 6-2 (and 5-13 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Young, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Columbiana hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive contests.
Rootstown now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Columbiana, their win bumped their record up to 11-15.
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