Waconia dropped their first game of the year Wednesday night to the Class A East Side Merchants of St Paul. Leading 4-3 going into the 7th it looked like the little mistakes that the Lakers were making would be forgiven, but 5 walks and a hit batsman in the top of the inning led to 3 Merchant runs that the Lakers were unable to overcome.

The Lakers hope to rebound this weekend with home games Saturday vs. Green Isle 4:00 and Sunday vs. Mayer 2:00.