Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Merkel walked away with it. They never let the Llano Yellowjackets onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Thursday. Merkel might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matches by eight runs or more this season.
Merkel's win bumped their record up to 14-9-1. As for Llano, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-3.
Merkel will have a chance to go back-to-back against Llano: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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