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| 05/11/24 - Home | 0-7 L |
| 05/07/22 - Home | 13-1 W |
| 04/27/19 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 04/27/19 - Home | 13-3 W |
| 05/05/18 - Home | 8-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Selah is 9-1 against Othello since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Vikings will take on the Huskies at 4:30 p.m. Selah's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Othello's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Selah's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when East Valley hitters got past them. The Vikings lost 14-0 to the Red Devils on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Vikings have suffered since May 11, 2024.
Meanwhile, Othello had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over the Tigers. Give the Huskies' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Ephrata's batters probably weren't too happy with Aiden Garza, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 13 Ks (he gave up zero walks).
On the hitting side, Othello's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Montemayor, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.
Othello's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Selah, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 14-1.
Selah might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Othello when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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