Roseburg is 1-9 against North Medford since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Roseburg Indians will head out on the road to challenge the North Medford Black Tornado at 12:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Roseburg: 4.1, North Medford: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Roseburg's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Willamette 11-0. The high-scoring effort was just what Roseburg needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
JASMINE MORALES made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. MORALES was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, JOELLE MATTOX was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. CIERRA SINGLETON was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Medford had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Panthers 5-4. That's two games straight that North Medford has won by just one run.
Roseburg pushed their record up to 14-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for North Medford, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Roseburg might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from North Medford in their previous meeting back in April. Can Roseburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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