Roxana has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Breese Central Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Roxana is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Roxana is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Father McGivney Catholic on Monday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (13-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for them in their matchups with Father McGivney Catholic: they've now lost four in a row.
Roxana saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Briggs, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Breese Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Silver Stallions a 7-0 shutout.
Benny Lehman made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lehman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lehman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jonathan Husmann was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Roxana's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9. As for Breese Central, they pushed their record up to 15-6 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Roxana came out on top in a nail-biter against Breese Central in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roxana since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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