Shells
| 04/10/25 @ East Alton-Wood River | 13 |
| 04/08/25 vs East Alton-Wood River | 15 |
| 04/07/25 @ Alton | 0 |
| 03/28/25 vs Southwestern | 8 |
| 03/27/25 @ Red Bud | 9 |
| + 7 more games |
Roxana and Mater Dei are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Shells will host the Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Roxana is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Roxana's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against East Alton-Wood River as they made off with a 13-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Shells.
Not much got past Landon Sitze, who gave up just a hit to keep East Alton-Wood River off the board. Sitze has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Roxana got a massive performance out of Kael Hester, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. What's more, Hester posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March. Max Autery was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one double.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei came up short against Nashville on Wednesday and fell 6-2. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Mater Dei saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Reynolds, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Mater Dei's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Roxana, their win bumped their record up to 9-2-1.
Mater Dei's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Roxana has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Mater Dei, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will Roxana keep running through batters, or will the Knights buck the trend?
Roxana was able to grind out a solid victory over Mater Dei in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 4-1. Will the Shells repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
