The Roxana Shells will head out to square off against the Jacksonville Crimsons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Roxana's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so Jacksonville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Roxana gave up the first runs on Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Gibault Catholic as Roxana made off with an 8-2 victory. The win continues a trend for the Shells in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Antioch on Saturday.
AJ Charpentier spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Jacksonville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Reif, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Jacksonville now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Roxana, their record now sits at 4-1.
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