Football Preview: Breese Central Cougars vs. Roxana Shells
The Breese Central Cougars will take on the Roxana Shells at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Breese Central sitting on six straight victories and Roxana on five.
It was a proper cat-fight when Breese Central faced off against Salem on Friday. Breese Central blew past Salem 49-7 on the road. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Roxana had just enough and edged Freeburg out 12-10 on Friday. The 12-point effort marked the Shells' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Roxana can attribute much of their success to Sean Maberry, who threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes, and also rushed for 105 yards. The dominant performance gave Maberry a new career-high in rushing yards.
Roxana was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 19 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Roxana wouldn't let Freeburg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Roxana can thank Lyndon Thies and Kegan Bailey for forcing both of them. Max Autery was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles.
Breese Central pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Roxana, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Breese Central suffered a grim 52-28 defeat to Roxana when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Breese Central, Evan Wells (who rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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