The Dalles Riverhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Molalla Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (The Dalles has seven straight victories, Molalla has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
The Dalles stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Gladstone a 10-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Molalla might've scored the first runs on Monday, but it was Madras who claimed the real prize. Molalla fell just short of Madras by a score of 6-4. That's two games in a row now that Molalla has lost by exactly two runs.
Brenna Jackson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits.
At the plate, Josie Brooks made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4.
The Dalles pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Molalla, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Everything went The Dalles' way against Molalla in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as The Dalles made off with a 19-1 victory. Does The Dalles have another victory up their sleeve, or will Molalla turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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