It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Roxana ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past the Gillespie Miners 3-2. For Roxana, this counts as revenge for the 6-3 defeat Gillespie walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2021.
Cooper Harris looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Kyle Campbell was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
On Gillespie's side, they got a good showing from Dawson Lancaster, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Gillespie saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Griffith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Roxana's win bumped their record up to 20-12. As for Gillespie, their loss dropped their record down to 22-8.
Roxana will be playing at home against Collinsville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Roxana is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Gillespie, they will head out on the road to face off against Calhoun at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Gillespie is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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