Baseball Recap: Malad Beats North Fremont for Their Fifth Straight Win

Dragons

Margin (Wins)

04/12/25 vs Lighthouse Christian	14
04/11/25 vs Glenns Ferry	14
04/09/25 vs Firth	12
03/21/25 vs Snake River	10
04/12/25 vs North Fremont	9

Malad entered their tilt with North Fremont on Saturday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Huskies a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won six matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Cale Briggs, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Malad's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Holdyn Higley was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Malad always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Fremont only posted an OBP of .190.

Malad's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for North Fremont, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6.

Coming up, Malad will head out to face off against Firth at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for North Fremont, they will face off against Salmon at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Huskies' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Savages have averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season.