The Medford High cross country team got a glimpse of greatness while hanging tough with the Golden Tornados, Oct. 2.
Matched up against two of the top team’s in the Greater Boston League, the Mustangs fell prey to its archrivals in both the girls and boys bracket, along the banks of the river at MacDonald Park.
Malden certainly lived up to its reputation with the girls team grounding Medford, 15-50.
“The girls ran hard, but Malden was the better team,” said Medford Coach Lou Ruggiero, whose club fell to 1-1 with the loss. “We had many of our girls run their season best times so that we are happy with.”
If facing off against the defending Greater Boston League champs wasn’t intimidating enough, the Medford girls team also had to contend with unseasonably warm 80 degree weather. The club did its best to beat the heat, however, while navigating through the 2.5-mile course.
The Medford boy’s team suffered a similar fate, getting shutout by Malden, 15-50.
Much like their female counterparts, the Golden Tornadoes boys were very strong with a sweep of the top five places. They are currently in second place in the GBL behind Cambridge, which is the top-ranked team in the state.
Medford sports editor Chris Hurley contributed to this report