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Mustangs hold off Southpaws Jun 11, 2017 12:00 AM A A The Medford Mustangs held on for an 8-7 nonleague win over the Mid-Valley Southpaws at Harry & David Field on Sunday. The Mustangs (5-1) led 8-6 entering the top of the ninth inning, when a pair of errors allowed the Southpaws to draw within a run before Medford closed things out. Jacob Melton was 4-for-5 with two runs and Keller Edwards 2-for-4 with two runs for the Mustangs, who open Area 4 play at Grants Pass on Tuesday. Preston Johnson earned the victory and Berry Hunt had the save against Mid-Valley (1-2). Mid-Valley Southpaws;003;200;101;—;7;8;2 Medford Mustangs;100;204;01x;—;8;9;3 Williams, C. Johnson (5), Perrizo (6) and Cyrus; Whitney, Baptiste (4), P. Johnson (6), Hunt (8) and Turnbull. W — P. Johnson (2-0). L — C. Johnson. 2B — M: Melton. AMERICAN LEGION A CENTRAL POINT 7-1, NORTH JACKSON 2-0: At Central Point, Crater swept the Area 4 doubleheader. Larson Kindreich recorded 16 strikeouts and allowed three hits and two walks in six innings of Game 2. He was 2-for-2, while Trae Frodge scored the game's lone run on an error in the third inning. The Comets improved to 2-0. FIRST GAME North Jackson;001;001;0;—;2;3;1 Central Point;020;230;x;—;7;5;1 Barnes, Blevins (5), Foulon (5) and Alves; Niemann, Dance (4), Memmott (6) and Gililland. W — Niemann (1-0). L — Barnes. 2B — CP: Kindreich. SECOND GAME North Jackson;000;000;0;—;0;4;2 Central Point;001;000;x;—;1;3;3 Shreiner, Judd (6) and Alves; Kindreich, Frodge (7) and Gililland. W — Kindreich (1-0). L — Shreiner. 2B — CP: Kindreich.