The Merkel Badgers are taking a road trip to challenge the Sweetwater Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Sweetwater took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Merkel, who comes in off a win.
Merkel is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Bangs 11-5 on Friday. The Badgers not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 25, 2024.
Lilly Nichols looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Brooklyn Homen was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Emily Pope, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
Merkel lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Sweetwater came up short against Clyde on Thursday, falling 17-6.
Kamree Shaw and Kaitlin Vera did some serious damage despite the final result: Shaw went a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles and one run, while Vera went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. The dominant performance gave Shaw a new career-high in doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Heredia-Gonzales, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Sweetwater's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-1. As for Merkel, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Merkel suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Sweetwater when the teams last played last Tuesday. Can Merkel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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