The Rootstown Rovers will face off against the Fort Frye Cadets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rootstown comes in on 16 and Fort Frye on six.
Rootstown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They escaped with a win against Smithville by the margin of a single free throw, 37-36. The 37-point effort marked the Rovers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Nadia Lough
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Nadia Lough continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 64% from the field to rack up 22 points and seven boards. The game was her third in a row with at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Addy Germann, who posted three points.
Meanwhile, Fort Frye strolled past Harvest Prep with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 43-29. Given the Cadets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Warriors are ranked 120th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rootstown pushed their record up to 26-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Fort Frye, their win bumped their record up to 21-4.
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