The Roxana Shells just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Marquette Catholic Explorers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Roxana is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Columbia on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Roxana came up short against Columbia, falling 51-31. 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 271st, while the Eagles are ranked 90th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Marquette Catholic beat Jersey 45-41 on Tuesday.
Marquette Catholic now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Roxana, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Roxana didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Marquette Catholic in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 39-33 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roxana since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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