South Medford entered their tilt with Corvallis on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Spartans an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Panthers have won three games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Jake Lewis, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Corvallis off the board.
Keegan Painter
| 03/26/25 @ Corvallis | 3 |
| 03/26/25 @ Hood River Valley | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Eagle Point | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ North Eugene | 1 |
On the hitting side, Keegan Painter was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. South Medford is undefeated when Painter posts two or more runs, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady McQuillan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
South Medford pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Corvallis, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Looking ahead, South Medford will venture away from home to challenge Eagle Point at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Corvallis, they will challenge Hood River Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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