Baseball Preview: Roxana Shells vs. Columbia Eagles
The Roxana Shells will head out on the road to take on the Columbia Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Roxana scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They never let Bunker Hill onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Roxana with their most commanding win of the season.
Dalton Carriker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Roxana let Brady Jones and Kael Hester loose on the outfield. Jones scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Hester scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias Thies, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Columbia entered their tilt with Red Bud with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Musketeers on Monday as they made off with a 15-0 victory.
Roxana's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-8. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for Columbia, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Roxana might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Columbia when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Roxana avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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