Medford fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Somerville on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Somerville Highlanders by a score of 3-2. Medford has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Travers Moodie was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Medford saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Slowe, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Medford's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Somerville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Medford is on the road again on Tuesday to play Chelsea at 4:00 p.m. As for Somerville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Everett at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Somerville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Everett's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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