If Roxana was riding high fresh off their 56-29 takedown of Maryville Christian last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The contest between the Roxana Shells and the Columbia Eagles didn't end well, with the Roxana Shells falling 45-28. While losing is never fun, the Shells can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the Eagles are ranked 98th).
Roxana's loss dropped their record down to 14-17. As for Columbia, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
Coming up, Roxana will square off against Litchfield on Saturday. Litchfield will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Roxana surely won't give up without a fight. Columbia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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