Softball Game Preview: Elma Eagles vs. Naches Valley Rangers

The Elma Eagles will face off against the Naches Valley Rangers at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elma has four straight victories, Naches Valley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Elma will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Rochester, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. The Eagles put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 13-4 win on Thursday. Considering the Eagles have won eight matchups by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Naches Valley came up short against Royal on May 2nd, falling 15-4.

Elma pushed their record up to 14-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Naches Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.