After flying high against Simla last Monday, Merino came back down to earth. The Rams fell just short of the Highland Huskies by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. The Rams were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior), but the Huskies' pitchers proved too tough.
Zavier Trenkle put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Trenkle wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Deines, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Rams
| 04/15/25 @ Highland | 2-4 |
| 04/14/25 vs Simla | 12-2 |
| 04/12/25 vs Otis | 12-2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Holyoke | 16-0 |
| 04/08/25 @ Holyoke | 21-1 |
Merino moved to 10-5 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Highland, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-4-1 record this season.
Merino will be playing in front of their home fans against Caliche at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Highland, they are taking a road trip to square off against Wray at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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