Sweetwater lost to Merkel on Friday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mustangs fell just short of the Badgers by a score of 4-3. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Braxton Bartee
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Braxton Bartee was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Blayne Bohall was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.
Sweetwater's defeat dropped their record down to 9-15-2. As for Merkel, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-9.
As of now, neither Sweetwater nor the Badgers have any future games scheduled.
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