Indians
| 04/03/25 vs Sweet Home | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Valley Catholic | 12 |
| 03/25/25 @ Gresham | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Cleveland | 12 |
| 03/24/25 @ Liberty | 14 |
The Molalla Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Molalla is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Molalla easily dispatched Valley Catholic on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Indians fell just short of Sweet Home by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Indians couldn't push the score so high this time.
Brenna Jackson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts got the win against David Douglas on Thursday by a conclusive 10-2.
Sage Nuckols was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Nuckols was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts got a big performance out of Emily Lam, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Jo (Lily) Williams also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .634. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .571 or higher in three consecutive games.
Molalla's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Molalla hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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