The Unity Christian Knights will face off against the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Unity Christian comes in on six and Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union on three.
Unity Christian's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Sioux Center 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted since July 11, 2024.
Meanwhile, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union earned a 4-1 win over George-Little Rock on Monday. That's two games straight that the Royals have won by exactly three runs.
Unity Christian pushed their record up to 16-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins 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 victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
Unity Christian took their win against Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union in their previous matchup back in June of 2023 by a conclusive 8-2 score. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Royals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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