The Columbiana Clippers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rootstown Rovers at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Columbiana is returning to their home field after beating Canton South on theirs, despite the fact Canton South has dominated at home this season. Columbiana had just enough and edged Canton South out 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Columbiana.
Caitlynn Pleska was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Pleska was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maryn Hepler, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Rootstown gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Pymatuning Valley an 8-0 shutout.
Columbiana has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Rootstown, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Columbiana couldn't quite finish off Rootstown in their previous meeting back in May of 2021 and fell 3-1. Can Columbiana avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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