The South Medford Panthers will challenge the La Salle Falcons at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Medford will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Eagle Point on Friday. South Medford put the hurt on Eagle Point with a sharp 14-7 victory.
Maximus Ihli looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, South Medford got a big performance out of Grady McQuillan, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Cooper Mitchell was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
South Medford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for La Salle, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They came out on top against Oregon City on Friday by a score of 3-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Falcons have posted since April 30, 2024.
The victory got La Salle back to even at 1-1. As for South Medford, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
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