Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Molalla). Everything went their way against the Sweet Home Huskies on Thursday as they made off with a 15-5 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Mason Mead looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits.
Garrett Brusseau
| 04/03/25 @ Sweet Home | 3 |
| 03/31/25 @ Pleasant Hill | 2 |
| 03/24/25 @ Dallas | 2 |
| 04/17/24 vs The Dalles | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Valley Catholic | 1 |
On the hitting side, Molalla got a big performance out of Garrett Brusseau, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Those three hits gave Brusseau a new career-high. Douglas Wells was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Molalla kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sweet Home only managed four hits.
The win was the third in a row for Molalla, bringing their record up to 5-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Sweet Home, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Looking ahead, Molalla will take on Pleasant Hill at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Sweet Home, they will face off against Siuslaw at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.8 runs per game on average), something the Huskies will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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