
Black Tornado
04/02/25 vs South Medford | 6-3 |
03/27/25 vs Glencoe | 4-3 |
03/26/25 vs Aloha | 4-3 |
North Medford waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the South Medford Panthers. This was payback for the Black Tornado, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Dominic Daffron was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
Daffron wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Easton Curtis, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave Curtis a new career-high. Macen Baker also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
North Medford pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for South Medford, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-4.
Looking ahead, North Medford will challenge Bend at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for South Medford, they will head out on the road to square off against Roseburg at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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