Baseball Game Preview: Medford Tigers vs. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers

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Previous Games

05/13/24 - Home	0-5 L
05/17/23 - Away	6-16 L
05/07/19 - Away	18-8 W
04/15/19 - Home	3-1 W
05/21/18 - Home	10-13 L
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Medford and New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Tigers will challenge the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Medford has given up an average of 9.2 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Things were looking good for Medford after they put the first run on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Kenyon-Wanamingo, falling 11-1. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva lost 13-3 to Madelia on Saturday.

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jace Ihrke, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Dominic Olson also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Medford's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Medford couldn't quite get it done against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 5-0. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.