The Watertown-Mayer Royals will face off against the Central Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Monday, Watertown-Mayer came up short against Litchfield and fell 9-6. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Watertown-Mayer got a good showing from Jackson Onell, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave Onell a new career-low in walks (zero).
At the plate, Noah Weinzierl made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Another player making a difference was Carsen Palmer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Glencoe-Silver Lake typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Central proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with an 11-8 victory over the Panthers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Central's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Watertown-Mayer, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Watertown-Mayer came out on top in a nail-biter against Central when the teams last played back in May of 2025, sneaking past 5-4. Will the Royals repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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