The Roxana Shells will venture away from home to face off against the Litchfield Purple Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Roxana is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Roxana took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They blew past Metro-East Lutheran 8-2. The victory continues a trend for the Shells in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won seven in a row.
Austin Elliot and Lyndon Thies did most of the damage at the plate: Elliot went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Thies went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs Elliot has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Johnson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Roxana was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Litchfield didn't have quite enough to beat Breese Central on Wednesday and fell 7-6. The Purple Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Litchfield's loss dropped their record down to 20-13. As for Roxana, their record is now 20-7.
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