Roxana waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Salem Wildcats out 3-1. For Roxana, this counts as revenge for the 15-3 defeat Salem walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Landon Sitze looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Roxana's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Elias Thies, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Briggs, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
On Salem's side, Rhett Detering was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Detering has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jalen Inlow was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Roxana has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Roxana will stay at home for another game and welcome Civic Memorial at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Roxana is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Salem, they will be playing at home against Breese Central at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
