The Roxana Shells will square off against the Marquette Catholic Explorers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Roxana is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Roxana sidestepped Salem for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Shells.
Bradley Herrin
| 04/28/26 vs Salem | 0 |
| 04/23/26 vs Breese Central | 1 |
| 04/14/26 @ Columbia | 2 |
| 04/10/26 @ Mater Dei | 2 |
Roxana gave Bradley Herrin the start and clearly made the right call: he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Herrin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Sean Maberry was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marquette Catholic). They put the hurt on Metro-East Lutheran with a sharp 20-2 win on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Marquette Catholic's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Roxana, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
Roxana skirted past Marquette Catholic 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Do the Shells have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Explorers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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