Rootstown and Lake Center Christian combined for 16 shots on goal on Thursday, which explains the impressive seven total goals scored. The Rootstown Rovers fell just short of the Lake Center Christian Tiger by a score of 4-3. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rovers of the 6-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Zach Pastor and
Blake Postlethwait scored all three of Rootstown's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 43 goals.
The loss snapped Rootstown's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-6 record. As for Lake Center Christian, they pushed their record up to 13-1-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Rootstown will be playing in front of their home fans against John F. Kennedy Catholic at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rootstown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.2 goals per game this season. As for Lake Center Christian, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Manchester at 1:00 p.m. One thing working in Lake Center Christian's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three contests.
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