The Malad Dragons will head out on the road to challenge the Snake River Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Malad is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Malad can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Bear Lake as Malad made off with a 10-0 victory.
The team relied heavily on Sawyer Poulson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Dawson Peterson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Snake River had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Timberwolves out 3-2.
Malad's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-7. As for Snake River, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season.
Malad beat Snake River 3-0 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Malad since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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