The Malad Dragons will face off against the Cole Valley Christian Chargers at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Malad is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Malad heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Thursday. They fell just short of Grangeville by a score of 8-7. Malad's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Brady Showell was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 7.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Showell has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Showell was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.
Showell wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Hubbard, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Cole Valley Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 11-5 to Challis.
Carson Russell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Chris Bobrowski, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Malad's record is now 14-9. As for Cole Valley Christian, they dropped their record down to 21-7-1 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Malad came out on top in a nail-biter against Cole Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in May of 2018, sneaking past 6-5. Will Malad repeat their success, or does Cole Valley Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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