The Merino Rams will head out to face off against the Limon Badgers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Merino will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Thursday, Merino made easy work of Sedgwick County and carried off a 17-2 victory. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Limon might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-4 to Akron, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Badgers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Logan Haflich was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Merino has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.9 runs over those games. As for Limon, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Merino couldn't quite finish off Limon in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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