After flying high against Metro-East Lutheran last Wednesday, Roxana came back down to earth. The Roxana Shells came up short against the Mater Dei Knights on Saturday, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Shells can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Knights are ranked 165th).
Roxana has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Mater Dei, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1-3.
Roxana will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Lebanon at 4:30 p.m. Lebanon is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, so Roxana will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Mater Dei, they will take on Father McGivney Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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