Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Merino couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of Akron by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Merino couldn't push the score so high this time.
Merino saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Poe, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Rams
| 05/02/25 vs Akron | 2-3 |
| 04/30/25 vs Prairie | 13-3 |
| 04/26/25 @ Limon | 14-2 |
| 04/24/25 @ Sedgwick County | 17-2 |
| 04/19/25 vs Caliche | 15-1 |
The loss snapped Merino's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 15-6 record. As for Akron, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-4.
Coming up, Merino will welcome Cheyenne Wells on Saturday. The Rams' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Akron, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 17-12 victory against Haxtun on the 2nd.
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