Baseball Game Preview: Sabetha Bluejays vs. Royal Valley Panthers

The Sabetha Bluejays will square off against the Royal Valley Panthers on Monday. Sabetha will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Sabetha is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 19-8 margin over Riley County on Thursday. Considering the Bluejays have won seven matches by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Royal Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 19th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 16-1 to Silver Lake.

Sabetha's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-10. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. As for Royal Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.

Sabetha took their win against Royal Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Bluejays repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.