Roxana is 1-9 against Civic Memorial since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Shells will venture away from home to face off against the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Civic Memorial took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Roxana, who comes in off a win.
Roxana gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They skirted past Springfield 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Shells.
Meanwhile, Civic Memorial didn't have quite enough to beat Marquette Catholic on Thursday and fell 7-6. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Civic Memorial got a good showing from Brayden Prott, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest earned runs Prott has allowed since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Chase Butler made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that he has brought in this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dane Godar, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Roxana's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Civic Memorial, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Roxana came out on top in a nail-biter against Civic Memorial in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Shells since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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