Roxana was the 48-37 winner over Marquette Catholic when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Roxana Shells fell to the Marquette Catholic Explorers 53-49. The Shells have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Roxana lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Sean Maberry, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenton Hollaway, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 14 points.
Shells
| 01/23/25 vs Marquette Catholic | 49-53 |
| 01/21/25 @ Taylorville | 29-53 |
Even though they lost, Roxana smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Roxana's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Marquette Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Roxana has already played their next matchup (against Nokomis), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Marquette Catholic has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Greenville.
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