Merryville waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over the Oberlin Tigers. That's more bragging rights for Merryville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Blaze Brister made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Brister was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
In other batting news, Cole Mirante was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Stellan Mirante was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Merryville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Oberlin, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Merryville will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Hathaway at 5:00 p.m. As for Oberlin, they will head out on the road to take on Gueydan at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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