Baseball Recap: Monday's Victory Is Molalla's Ninth in Last Ten Outings

Indians

Margin (Wins)

04/09/25 vs Elmira	11
04/07/25 @ Astoria	10
04/03/25 @ Sweet Home	10
03/31/25 @ Pleasant Hill	8
03/24/25 @ Dallas	8

Molalla was forced to take a big defeat against they on Thursday, they got the better of them on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Crook County Cowboys. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Garrett Brusseau, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Grant Brusseau, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Molalla is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Crook County, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Coming up, Molalla will challenge Madras at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Indians are facing the White Buffaloes at the right time seeing as the White Buffaloes are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Crook County, they will face off against Estacada at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Cowboys' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rangers have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.