Roxana dropped to 8-2 on Tuesday, ending the team's four-game streak of wins on the road. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to the Columbia Eagles. The Shells lost against the Eagles in their previous head to head back in February, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 66-29 score last time.
Roxana lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Cohen Dugan, who shot 47% from the field on his way to 21 points. Another player making a difference was Sean Maberry, who made all 6 shots he took racking up 16 points.
As for Columbia, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points over those games.
Brody Landgraf went supernova, putting up 28 points. The matchup was his third in a row with at least 21 points.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Roxana will face off against rival East Alton-Wood River at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Columbia is set to take on their familiar foe Breese Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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