Baseball Game Preview: Gladstone Gladiators vs. The Dalles Riverhawks

For the second straight game, Gladstone will face off against The Dalles. The Gladiators will challenge the Riverhawks at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Gladstone barely beat The Dalles the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Gladiators were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Riverhawks on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Gladiators, who have now won six contests by nine runs or more so far this season.

For The Dalles' part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thatcher Dray, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run. Kale Beardmore was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Gladstone has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for The Dalles, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.