Merrill made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Rhinelander, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bluejays fell just short of the Hodags by a score of 3-1 on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Bluejays couldn't push the score so high this time.
Merrill's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Rhinelander, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Merrill will square off against rival Tomahawk at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Rhinelander is set to challenge their familiar foe Mosinee at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hodags 1.9, the Indians 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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