Roxana has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Salem Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Roxana is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Roxana gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Marquette Catholic with a sharp 8-1 victory.
Elias Thies made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Thies was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyle Campbell, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mason Crump, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Salem sidestepped Farina South Central for a 3-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Salem.
Rhett Detering tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Salem saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keaton Gullion, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Roxana has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Salem, their record is now 11-15.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Roxana has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Salem struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Roxana came out on top in a nail-biter against Salem in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Detering, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Roxana still be able to contain Detering? There's only one way to find out.
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