The Merced Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Ripon Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Merced's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Ripon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Merced had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Ripon on Tuesday and snuck past 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Merced.
The team relied heavily on Riley Dickey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Knott, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Merced pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ripon, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
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