The Medford Raiders will head out to challenge the Northland Pines Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Medford is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Denmark hit Medford with a nine-run sixth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders lost 16-9 to the Vikings.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northland Pines). They put the hurt on Lakeland with a sharp 23-13 win on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Thunderbirds: they've now won three in a row.
Jonah Will was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Northland Pines is 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-5 otherwise. Will was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with one run.
In other batting news, Northland Pines got a massive performance out of Morgan Keranen, who went 5-for-6 with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four runs gave Keranen a new career-high. Brody Hoeft was another key player, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Northland Pines always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Medford's loss dropped their record down to 9-7-1. As for Northland Pines, their record now sits at 9-6.
Medford couldn't quite get it done against Northland Pines when the teams last played back in April as they fell 6-3. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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