The Roxana Shells are taking a road trip to challenge the Breese Central Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Roxana sitting on five straight victories and Breese Central on six.
Roxana will head into Friday's contest having proved themselves against Freeburg: Roxana took a 34-point defeat the last time they faced off against Freeburg, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Roxana narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Freeburg 12-10. The 12-point effort marked the Shells' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Among those leading the charge was Sean Maberry, who threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes, and also rushed for 105 yards. Those 105 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: 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 didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andruw Ellis and Kael Hester. Another thorn in Freeburg's side was Max Autery, who made 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Breese Central took on Salem on Friday. Breese Central breezed by Salem on the road to the tune of 49-7. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.
Roxana pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Breese Central, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Everything went Roxana's way against Breese Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Roxana made off with a 52-28 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Breese Central's Preston Baker, who threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Roxana still be able to contain Baker? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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