The Roxana Shells will be playing at home against the Mater Dei Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Roxana's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Mater Dei's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Things were looking good for Roxana after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Mascoutah by a score of 6-4. The defeat continues a trend for Roxana in their matchups with Mascoutah: they've now lost five in a row.
Roxana saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Crump, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Breese Central 5-4.
The team relied heavily on Gabe Schlimme, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Roxana's loss dropped their record down to 20-14. As for Mater Dei, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-16 record this season.
Everything went Roxana's way against Mater Dei in their previous matchup back in April as Roxana made off with an 11-3 win. Does Roxana have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mater Dei turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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