The matchup between Merino and Holyoke on Wednesday hardly resembled the 3-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Merino Rams came out on top in a nail-biter against the Holyoke Dragons and snuck past 11-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for Merino.
The team relied heavily on Tyler Miller, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Holyoke's side, Cash Weber was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. Reid Sprague was another key contributor, going 4-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Holyoke hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Merino's victory bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Holyoke, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Merino has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Limon at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Holyoke, they will head out on the road to challenge Wray at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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