The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals are taking a road trip to take on the Unity Christian Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union comes in on three and Unity Christian on six.
On Monday, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union was able to grind out a solid victory over George-Little Rock, taking the game 4-1. That's two games straight that the Royals have won by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Unity Christian hadn't done well against Sioux Center recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Knights never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted since July 11, 2024.
Unity Christian pushed their record up to 16-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Unity Christian when the teams last played back in June of 2023. Can the Royals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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