Shells
| 05/14/26 @ Metro-East Lutheran | 15-11 |
| 05/13/26 vs Wesclin | 8-0 |
| 05/12/26 @ Gillespie | 12-8 |
| 05/07/26 vs Freeburg | 7-4 |
Roxana extended their winning streak to four on Thursday, bumping them up to 19-6. They walked away with a 15-11 victory over the Metro-East Lutheran Knights. The Shells have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Knights, too.
Logan Cox made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Roxana kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April.
As for Metro-East Lutheran, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games.
On Metro-East Lutheran's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Barber, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Another was Ryan Philippe, who went 4-for-5 with two runs.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Roxana will venture away from home to face off against Collinsville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Metro-East Lutheran, they will head out to square off against Father McGivney Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Griffins have averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season.
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