Rootstown has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Crestwood Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. Rootstown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5 goals per game this season.
Rootstown managed to keep up with Central Christian until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Rootstown came up short against Central Christian, falling 6-2. The Rovers have struggled against the Comets recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Blake Postlethwait and
Noah Zager scored both of Rootstown's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Crestwood kept a clean sheet against Villa Angela-St. Joseph on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Vikings. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Devils.
Rootstown's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Crestwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season.
Rootstown took their victory against Crestwood in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Rootstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Crestwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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