On Monday, while Bartlesville put up some runs, the same can't be said for Norman North. The Bartlesville Bruins had just enough and edged the Norman North Timberwolves out 2-0. For Bartlesville, this counts as revenge for the 5-1 defeat Norman North walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2019.
Not much got past Barrett Merciez, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Norman North off the board. Merciez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bartlesville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Asher, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Bartlesville's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-15. As for Norman North, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Bartlesville will have a chance to go back-to-back against Norman North: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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