Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Molalla

Indians

Previous 5 Games

04/09/25 vs Elmira	13-2
04/07/25 @ Astoria	10-0
04/03/25 @ Sweet Home	15-5
04/01/25 vs Valley Catholic	5-0
03/31/25 @ Pleasant Hill	8-0

Molalla waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over the Elmira Falcons. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won five matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Garrett Brusseau, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Nyxon Hopping was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Molalla's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Elmira, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Molalla will venture away from home to challenge North Marion at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Elmira, they will head out to take on Siuslaw at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.43 runs per game on average), something the Falcons will no doubt try to take advantage of.