The Breese Central Cougars will square off against the Roxana Shells at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Breese Central 3.9, Roxana 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Breese Central and Mt. Vernon, and Mt. Vernon kept the tradition alive. The Cougars fell just short of the Rams by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Roxana sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Althoff Catholic on Wednesday.
Roxana's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sean Maberry, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base.
Roxana's win bumped their record up to 14-5-1. As for Breese Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Breese Central beat Roxana 7-2 in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Shells have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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