Baseball Game Preview: East Marshall Mustangs vs. Union Knights

The East Marshall Mustangs will head out to face off against the Union Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

East Marshall made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Grinnell, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Mustangs fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 8-6 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost seven in a row.

Meanwhile, Union suffered their biggest defeat since June 20, 2025 on Friday. They came up short against Anamosa, falling 10-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Knights were not able to get on the board.

Union's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for East Marshall, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.

East Marshall couldn't quite get it done against Union when the teams last played back in June of 2024 as they fell 9-5. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.