South Medford's Hanna Turpin, shown against North Medford, scored three times and drove in two runs Tuesday to lead the Panthers over Willamette.

South Medford juniors Jayden Cote and Hanna Turpin each supplied RBI triples during a five-run second inning that created enough cushion for a 10-3 win over Willamette in Southwest Conference softball Tuesday.

The effort marked a fourth win in the last five contests for the host Panthers, who are battling to keep pace in a talented conference title chase led by reigning Class 6A state champion Sheldon (10-3, 7-0 SWC).

North Medford took a half-game edge over Roseburg for second place with its win Tuesday, while the Panthers remained a half-game behind the Indians as teams neared the midway mark of the SWC season.

Aubree Joe ripped a two-run single in the fourth inning to help answer a pair of runs by Willamette (4-12, 0-9), and Turpin’s RBI double highlighted a three-run surge in the sixth inning for the Panthers (7-7, 5-3) that sealed the conference victory.

Turpin finished 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs, while Cote was 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI and Joe went 2-for-2 with one run and three RBIs.

Nicole Ledendecker secured the win with 16 strikeouts against two hits and six walks allowed.

Willamette 000 201 0 — 3 2 2

South Medford 050 203 x — 10 9 2

Ledendecker and Hillyer; Ireland and Gilbert. W — Ledendecker. L — Ireland. 2B — SM: Turrey, Joe. 3B — SM: Turpin, Cote.

NORTH MEDFORD 9, ROSEBURG 2: At Roseburg, North Medford senior Gabbi Urban recorded 14 strikeouts and allowed only one hit with no walks to secure a pivotal Southwest Conference road victory.

The first five batters in the Black Tornado lineup each drove in at least one run in a 13-hit attack overall, with Kaelyn Russell-Tyler going 3-for-4 with two runs scored in the No. 9 spot.

Leadoff hitter Maili Hamlin was 2-for-5 with three runs and one RBI, while Natalie Tlascala was 2-for-3 with one RBI and Caileigh Raines smacked a two-run double in the fifth inning.

North Medford 100 043 1 — 9 13 3

Roseburg 010 000 0 — 1 5 2

Urban and Lawton; Morales and Martinez-Bryson. W — Urban. L — Morales. 2B — NM: K. Russell-Tyler, Raines, Rutigliano. 3B — R: Ellenwood.

EAGLE POINT 15, ASHLAND 0, 3 inn.: At Eagle Point, host Eagle Point dominated to run its overall record to 10-3 overall and a perfect 6-0 in Midwestern League play after the mercy rule victory.

Ashland dropped to 0-8 overall and 0-4 in league play entering Friday’s doubleheader between the two teams at North Mountain Park in Ashland.

CRATER 15, CHURCHILL 0: At Eugene, Crater ran its winning streak to four games with a runaway road win in Midwestern League play.

The Comets improved to 6-5 overall and 4-0 in MWL play, while Churchill dropped to 3-11 and 2-4 with its third straight defeat.

PHOENIX 19, MAZAMA 7, 5 inn.: At Talent, Kendall Heywood went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and Jayden Voss scored three times and drove in a run to lead Phoenix to its third win in the last four contests in Skyline Conference play.

Violet Harper went 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI for the Pirates (5-6, 2-3 Skyline), who scored eight runs in each of the third and fourth innings to break the game open.

Keelie Woodside picked up the pitching win by allowing six hits with four walks and two strikeouts in 4 ⅓ innings.

Mazama 005 02 — 7 7 9

Phoenix 128 8x — 19 9 2

Woodside, Christlieb (5) and Brite; Butcher, Kennel (4) and Kirkpatrick. W — Woodside. L — Butcher.

CASCADE CHRISTIAN 17-11, GLIDE 2-10: Cascade Christian went from complete control to having to tighten its shoelaces up a little in order to rally in Game 2 of a Far West League sweep that stretched its overall winning streak to eight games at Lithia & Driveway Fields.

McKenzie Bonner went 2-for-2 with three runs and five RBIs and Danika Brackett was 3-for-3 with three runs and one RBI in the four-inning opener for the Challengers (14-2, 8-0 FWL).

Becca Tuivanu also went 2-for-2 with a double and a triple and scored twice, while Ashlyn Cooper allowed three hits with six strikeouts and no walks for the pitching win.

In Game 2, Cascade went up 7-1 through two innings but saw Glide (5-5, 1-5) rally for a 10-8 lead with a six-run sixth inning. In the bottom of the sixth, however, the Challengers scraped together three more runs to provide the difference.

Carsyn Sousa hit a home run and finished 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs, while Cooper was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

FIRST GAME

Glide 101 0 — 2 3 2

Cascade Christian 907 1 — 17 8 2

E. Geiger, Weber (1) and P. Geiger; Cooper and Brackett. W — Cooper. L — E. Geiger. 2B — G: P. Geiger; CC: Bonner, Tuivanu. 3B — CC: Bonner, Tuivanu.

SECOND GAME

Glide 102 016 0 — 10 12 5

Cascade Christian 160 103 x — 11 6 4

E. Geiger and P. Geiger; Cooper and Sousa. W — Cooper. L — E. Geiger. 2B — G: Collins, E. Geiger 2. 3B — G: E. Geiger, CC: Cooper. HR — G: P. Geiger; CC: Sousa.