Rootstown's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over the Crestwood Red Devils. This was payback for Rootstown, who suffered an 8-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
RJ Soika tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Austin Biggin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Postlethwait, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Rootstown has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-14 record this season. As for Crestwood, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-16.
Rootstown will have a chance to go back-to-back against Crestwood: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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