Roxana is 0-6 against Breese Central since January of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Roxana Shells will venture away from home to take on the Breese Central Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Roxana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points 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 Tuesday. They walked away with a 51-39 victory over Freeburg.
| 12/15/23 vs East Alton-Wood River | 12 |
| 12/10/24 vs Freeburg | 11 |
| 11/28/23 vs Staunton | 11 |
| 11/29/24 @ Jersey | 9 |
| 01/05/24 vs Salem | 9 |
Sean Maberry was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. That's the most rebounds he has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Aiden Stemm, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Breese Central lost to Belleville East on the road by a 57-43 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Lancers are ranked tenth).
Breese Central's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-3. As for Roxana, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Roxana was dealt a bruising 59-25 loss at the hands of Breese Central when the teams last played back in January. Can Roxana avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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