Roxana is 0-10 against Columbia since December of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Shells will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Roxana will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Roxana got the win against Greenfield/Northwestern by a conclusive 72-49. Given the Shells' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Tigers are ranked 454th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Columbia lost to Breese Central on the road by a 59-41 margin on Tuesday.
Roxana will have to contain Eddie Smajic as he made an impact in Columbia's last game. He posted 18 points.
Columbia's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 21-6. As for Roxana, their win bumped their record up to 19-8.
Roxana and Columbia were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2025, but Roxana came up empty-handed after a 59-58 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Eagles' Brody Landgraf, who earned 28 points. Now that the Shells know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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