Basketball Recap: Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union's Run of Five Straight Wins Now Over

After a string of five wins, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 88-75 to the Western Christian Wolfpack. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Wolfpack are ranked fifth).

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. As for Western Christian, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union will face off against Akron-Westfield at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Western Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Sioux City North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Western Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.