The Rootstown Rovers will head out on the road to take on the Pymatuning Valley Lakers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Rootstown's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Howland on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Tigers. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Rootstown's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Pymatuning Valley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Conneaut as Pymatuning Valley made off with a 22-2 win. Pymatuning Valley's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Mackenzie Kribbs made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Kribbs was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Kylie Luke was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Allison Clark was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Rootstown's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Pymatuning Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.
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