Rootstown is on a 20-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Smithville is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Rootstown Rovers will host the Smithville Smithies at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Rootstown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.6 points per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Rootstown strolled past John F. Kennedy Catholic with points to spare, taking the game 61-43.
| 01/08/25 vs John F. Kennedy Catholic | 28 |
| 12/09/24 @ Field | 24 |
| 02/21/24 vs Lakeview | 19 |
| 12/21/24 @ Springfield | 17 |
| 01/13/24 vs Badger | 16 |
Addy Germann continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 of 20 on her way to 28 points and six steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nadia Lough, who posted eight points and ten rebounds.
Rootstown was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as John F. Kennedy Catholic only racked up nine assists.
Meanwhile, Smithville blew past Northwestern, posting a 53-21 victory. The Smithies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 29 points or more this season.
Smithville's win bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Rootstown, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
Rootstown ended up a good deal behind Smithville in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, losing 53-38. Can Rootstown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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