Baseball Recap: Roxana Wins Going Away Against East Alton-Wood River

Shells

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 vs East Alton-Wood River	15
04/10/25 @ East Alton-Wood River	13
03/17/25 @ Maryville Christian	13
03/24/25 @ Jacksonville	6
03/22/25 @ Gibault Catholic	6

Roxana won the last time they faced East Alton-Wood River and things went their way on Thursday too. The Shells were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over the Oilers. Considering the Shells have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

The result came thanks to Landon Sitze's shutout, as he gave up just a hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Roxana got a massive performance out of Kael Hester, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. What's more, Hester posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March. Max Autery was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one double.

Roxana has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for East Alton-Wood River, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.

Looking ahead, Roxana will host Mater Dei at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for East Alton-Wood River, they will venture away from home to face off against West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.