East Valley and Ephrata are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The East Valley Red Devils will head out to square off against the Ephrata Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, East Valley lost to Grandview on the road by a 74-58 margin. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Ephrata opened the new year with a less-than-successful 57-46 defeat to Ellensburg.
East Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Ephrata, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
East Valley skirted past Ephrata 58-55 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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