Marquette Catholic was the 53-49 winner over Roxana when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Explorers took a 51-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shells on Tuesday. The loss put an end to the Explorers' undefeated start to the season.
Aiden Stemm produced another solid performance dropping a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds for Roxana. That makes it three consecutive games in which Stemm has scored at least a third of the Shells' points. Cohen Dugan was another key player, putting up 13 points and seven boards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Marquette Catholic fell to 2-1. As for Roxana, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Coming up, Marquette Catholic will welcome Mater Dei at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Explorers' defense better be ready for this one: the Knights have averaged an impressive 59.5 points per game this season. As for Roxana, they will venture away from home to square off against Maryville Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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