It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Merrill ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over the Whitnall Falcons. That's two games straight that the Bluejays have won by just one run.
Merrill has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Whitnall, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Merrill didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 19-6 victory against Cameron on the 5th. Whitnall has also already played their next match (against Lake Mills), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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