Baseball Preview: Willamette Wolverines vs. South Medford Panthers
Willamette is 1-9 against South Medford since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Willamette Wolverines will be playing at home against the South Medford Panthers at 10:00 a.m. The last five games Willamette has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, Willamette didn't have quite enough to beat Roseburg and fell 4-2.
Meanwhile, South Medford's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand North Medford a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Evan Rhoden's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, South Medford's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Mallari, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
Willamette's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7. As for South Medford, they pushed their record up to 8-15 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Willamette's way against South Medford in their previous meeting back in April as Willamette made off with an 11-4 win. Does Willamette have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Medford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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