The Kuemper Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Clarinda Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Kuemper has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Kuemper barely beat Greene County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Knights blew past the Rams 21-11 on Saturday. The Knights' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Clarinda came up short against Dallas Center-Grimes on Saturday and fell 6-1. That's two games in a row now that the Cardinals have lost by exactly five runs.
Clarinda's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Kuemper, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Kuemper suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Clarinda in their previous meeting back in June of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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