Baseball Preview: Ellensburg Bulldogs vs. Ephrata Tigers
Ellensburg is 9-1 against Ephrata since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Ellensburg Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ephrata Tigers at 11:00 a.m. Ephrata took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Ellensburg, who comes in off a win.
Ellensburg gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won by a run and slipped past Liberty 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ellensburg.
Kai Twaites was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Twaites was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Cash Gibson and Reid Bala did most of the damage at the plate: Gibson scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Bala scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ephrata was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. Their rough 15-8 loss to Tri-Cities Prep might stick with them for a while. One positive for Ephrata, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Ellensburg's victory bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Ephrata, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Ellensburg took their win against Ephrata in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-2. Will Ellensburg repeat their success, or does Ephrata have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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