Baseball Preview: South Medford Panthers vs. Willamette Wolverines
After three games on the road, South Medford is heading back home. They will take on the Willamette Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
In Saturday's second game, South Medford suffered a tough 15-5 loss at the hands of North Medford. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for South Medford in their matchups with North Medford: they've now lost three in a row.
South Medford saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Mallari, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Willamette unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak in Saturday's second game. They fell 8-5 to Roseburg. Willamette had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.
Myles Cox made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Evans, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and a run.
South Medford's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Willamette, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
South Medford came out on top in a nail-biter against Willamette in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Does South Medford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Willamette turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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