Roxana lost against Southwestern back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Roxana Shells fell just short of the Southwestern Piasa Birds by a score of 6-4. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Roxana in their matchups with Southwestern: they've now lost three in a row.
Aidan Briggs was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Roxana didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Southwestern's side, Adam Hale and Ryan Lowis were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Hale struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Lowis tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. At the plate, Hale scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Lowis scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rocky Darr, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Campbell, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Roxana's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Southwestern, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Roxana will be playing at home against Jacksonville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Jacksonville: 2.2, Roxana: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Southwestern, they will head out on the road to square off against Civic Memorial at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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