In Wednesday's league game, the host Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals baseball team scored a close 3-2 win over the Akron-Westfield Westerners.

The Royals (11-2) will now prepare for their game against Gehlen Catholic (Le Mars, IA). The Jays go into the War Eagle game with a 10-8 record. In their last game, Gehlen Catholic nudged Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley, IA), 21-0, in a league game.

Next, the Westerners play the St. Mary's Hawks (Remsen, IA) in a War Eagle contest, on Friday, June 20. Akron-Westfield will attempt to move on its 10-6 season record. The Hawks come into the contest with a 12-1 record after their 15-0 league win over South O'Brien (Paullina, IA).