Western Christian is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Western Christian Wolfpack will welcome the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Western Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Pella with a sharp 83-63 win on Saturday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 48-27.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union against Trinity Christian on Tuesday as the squad secured an 89-41 victory. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Tigers are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Western Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Everything came up roses for Western Christian against Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 69-42 win. Does Western Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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