The Molalla Indians will venture away from home to take on the Madras White Buffalos at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Molalla has four straight wins, Madras has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Molalla's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Estacada. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Kyler Dickerson
| 05/13/26 vs Estacada | 8 |
| 05/06/26 @ Gladstone | 6 |
| 04/29/26 @ Madras | 8 |
| 04/22/26 @ Estacada | 8 |
| 04/09/26 vs Philomath | 11 |
| 03/26/26 @ Hidden Valley | 7 |
The result came thanks to Kyler Dickerson's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Molalla secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Josh LaVoie, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
Meanwhile, Madras lost 13-7 to The Dalles on Friday.
Wyatt Sklenar was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Caleb Shank was another, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Madras' loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Molalla, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
Everything went Molalla's way against Madras in their previous meeting back in April, as Molalla made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians 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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