The Gladstone Gladiators will head out to square off against the Molalla Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Gladstone sitting on four straight victories and Molalla on five.
Gladstone proved they can win big on Friday (they won by seven) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past The Dalles 2-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Molalla got the win against Madras on Monday by a conclusive 13-5. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Zeke Kappas tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Molalla got a massive performance out of Garrett Brusseau, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most hits Brusseau has posted since back in April of 2025. Grant Brusseau was another key player, going 1-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Molalla was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Madras only posted a batting average of .083.
Gladstone's record now sits at 18-10. As for Molalla, their record is now 18-7.
Gladstone couldn't quite finish off Molalla when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 4-2. Can the Gladiators avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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