The Collinsville Kahoks will take on the Roxana Shells at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Collinsville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight defeats, while Roxana will come in with four straight wins.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Collinsville's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Edwardsville on Thursday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Kahoks haven't been shut out since back in April.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Roxana ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 15-11 victory over Metro-East Lutheran.
Logan Cox was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Roxana hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Metro-East Lutheran struck out ten times.
Collinsville's loss dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Roxana, their win bumped their record up to 19-6.
Collinsville was able to grind out a solid victory over Roxana in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 6-3. Do the Kahoks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Shells turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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