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| 04/28/25 - Home | 2-3 L |
| 04/28/25 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 04/02/25 - Away | 3-6 L |
| 05/07/24 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 04/13/24 - Away | 5-15 L |
| + 5 more games |
It may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but South Medford ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the North Medford Black Tornado, sneaking past 6-5. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Owen Leavens was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Easton Douglas, who went 3-for-5 with one run and one double.
South Medford hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Medford struck out seven times.
South Medford has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for North Medford, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Black Tornado beat South Medford by a score of 3-2 later that day.
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