After soaring to 64 points the game before, Roxana was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They lost 53-29 to the Taylorville Tornadoes. The defeat continues a trend for the Shells in their matchups with the Tornadoes: they've now lost three in a row.
Several Shells players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jake Newton, who posted eight points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Maberry, who scored eight points in addition to six rebounds and three blocks.
Roxana's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Taylorville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
When Roxana and Taylorville next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Roxana will challenge Marquette Catholic and their three-game winning streak at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Taylorville will try to stop Triad's seven-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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