Baseball Game Preview: Kiona-Benton Bears vs. Royal Knights

Kiona-Benton is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Royal a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Kiona-Benton Bears will host the Royal Knights at 3:00 p.m.

Kiona-Benton might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-4 to Connell, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

Meanwhile, Royal hadn't done well against College Place recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Knights never let the Hawks get on the board and left with an 11-0 win.

Kiona-Benton's loss dropped their record down to 5-9-1. As for Royal, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.

Kiona-Benton beat Royal 5-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.