The Sweet Home Huskies will face off against the Molalla Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sweet Home is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Sweet Home took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past North Salem 17-7. The high-scoring effort was just what the Huskies needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Kyle Zajic made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off only two hits. Zajic was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
Luke Rosa
| 04/01/25 vs North Salem | 3 |
| 03/27/25 vs Glide | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Madras | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ Phoenix | 1 |
| 05/02/24 @ Cascade | 1 |
In other batting news, Luke Rosa was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Cohen Gutierrez was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Sweet Home always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, while Molalla put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Valley Catholic. The Indians walked away with a 5-0 victory over the Valiants. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
The result came thanks to Kyler Dickerson's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Grant Brusseau, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Molalla's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Sweet Home, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.
Sweet Home came out on top in a nail-biter against Molalla when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 7-6. Do the Huskies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
