The North Medford Black Tornado will be playing at home against the Eagle Point Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Medford's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Eagle Point's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Saturday, North Medford came up short against Roseburg and fell 7-3. North Medford has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Eagle Point put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Springfield a 9-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eagle Point.
Not much got past Brylee Leonardo, who gave up just ten hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Springfield off the board. Leonardo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Eagle Point got a massive performance out of Kady Ledbetter, who went 4-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double. Jocelyn Ha was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
North Medford's loss dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Eagle Point, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.
North Medford came up short against Eagle Point when the teams last played back in May of 2019, falling 7-4. Can North Medford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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