Rootstown lost to Chagrin Falls back in December of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Rovers lost to the Tigers at home by a 75-61 margin. While losing is never fun, the Rovers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 533rd, while the Tigers are ranked 261st).
Leading Chagrin Falls to victory were Harrison Horvath and Jake Vasko. Horvath went 8-for-11 to rack up 17 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals, while Vasko shot 47% from the field en route to 20 points. Those three steals gave Horvath a new career-high. Brady Kaas was another key player, putting up nine points.
This is the second loss in a row for Rootstown and nudges their season record down to 7-7. As for Chagrin Falls, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-4.
Rootstown didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 91-56 victory against East Palestine on the 24th. As for Chagrin Falls, they will square off against Streetsboro at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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