Roxana won the last time they faced East Alton-Wood River, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Roxana Shells came out on top against the East Alton-Wood River Oilers by a score of 9-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Roxana.
Trevor Gihring looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dalton Carriker, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Elias Thies was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On East Alton-Wood River's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drake Champlin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Roxana has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for East Alton-Wood River, they dropped their record down to 4-14-1 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Roxana will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against St. Pius X at 1:15 p.m. As for East Alton-Wood River, they will face off against Carlyle at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. East Alton-Wood River is facing Carlyle at the right time seeing as Carlyle is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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