Baseball Preview: Roxana Shells vs. Breese Central Cougars
Roxana is 0-4 against Breese Central since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Roxana Shells will be playing in front of their home fans against the Breese Central Cougars at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
After a 13-10 finish the last time they played, Roxana and Jersey decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Roxana's pitchers stepped up to hand Jersey a 2-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Landon Sitze looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Roxana's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mason Crump, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Breese Central gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged Greenville out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Breese Central.
Preston Baker looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Benny Lehman, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
The win got Roxana back to even at 5-5. As for Breese Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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