The Marquette Catholic Explorers will head out to take on the Roxana Shells at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Marquette Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Metro-East Lutheran on Tuesday as they made off with a 20-2 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Roxana had just enough and edged out Salem 2-1 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Shells.
Roxana gave Bradley Herrin the start and clearly made the right call: he tossed 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.
Marquette Catholic's record now sits at 8-10. As for Roxana, their record is now 14-4.
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