The Rootstown Rovers will square off against the Chagrin Falls Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rootstown is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Rootstown's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Kirtland as they made off with a 13-0 win.
Cheyenne Cutright made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Rootstown let Katie Sisley and Lilly Kamenash run wild. Sisley went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Kamenash went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Reise Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with three runs.
Rootstown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kirtland only posted a batting average of .118.
Meanwhile, Chagrin Falls came up short against Berkshire on Tuesday, falling 8-1. The matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Chagrin Falls saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoe Thompson, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Those stolen bases marked the first that Thompson has snagged this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Chagrin Falls and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Rootstown, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
