
Dragons
05/16/25 vs Nampa Christian | 11-10 |
05/15/25 vs Orofino | 6-3 |
05/10/25 vs Grangeville | 10-0 |
05/09/25 @ Grangeville | 10-5 |
05/09/25 vs Parma | 3-0 |
+ 3 more games |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Malad had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Nampa Christian Trojans 11-10. The victory was nothing new for the Dragons as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Malad let Cale Briggs and Easton Green run wild. Briggs got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Green went 2-for-3 with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those four runs gave Green a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Holdyn Higley, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Malad kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive matchups.
Malad's win bumped their record up to 24-6. As for Nampa Christian, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-6.
Nampa Christian wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 5-4 victory against Marsing on the 17th. Hopefully Malad paid attention to the Trojans' game: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Trojans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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