Merkel made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Jim Ned, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Badgers fell just short of the Indians by a score of 3-1 on Friday. The Badgers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Merkel saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aubrey Kalen, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Merkel's loss dropped their record down to 20-5-1. As for Jim Ned, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Indians beat Merkel by a score of 6-3 on Tuesday.
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