Roseburg is 2-8 against North Medford since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Indians will welcome the Black Tornado at 4:30 p.m. Roseburg's pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so North Medford's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Roseburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: South Medford, who was ranked eighth at the time (Roseburg was ranked second). The Indians blew past the Panthers 12-1 on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Indians considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Jasmine Morales made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Terra Singleton, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ciera Singleton, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Roseburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Medford only posted a batting average of .062.
Meanwhile, North Medford entered their tilt with Bend on Saturday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lava Bears, sneaking past 9-7.
Roseburg pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for North Medford, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Roseburg was able to grind out a solid victory over North Medford in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 7-3. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Black Tornado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
