Baseball Recap: Cascade Gets the Win

The home team had won the previous five meetings between Cascade and North Marion, and Cascade kept the tradition alive. The Cougars never let the Huskies get on the board and left with an 8-0 win on Thursday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 7-1 on Monday.

Slade Hudson

Batters Struck Out

04/23/26 vs North Marion	10
04/16/26 vs Estacada	8
04/04/26 @ The Dalles	14
03/23/26 vs West Albany	6
03/17/26 @ North Bend	6

Not much got past Slade Hudson, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep North Marion off the board. Hudson has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Hendricks, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had since back in May of 2025. Jacob Born was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Cascade's victory bumped their record up to 3-10. As for North Marion, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Cascade beat the Huskies by a score of 13-3 later that day.