Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, East Valley couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell 18-14 to the Ephrata Tigers on Saturday. East Valley's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
For Ephrata's part, they got a massive performance out of Kaydence Hector, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Hector has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton Trautman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
East Valley's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6. As for Ephrata, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
East Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-0 victory vs. Ellensburg on the 11th. As for Ephrata, they will head out on the road to take on Othello at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ephrata knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Othello likes a good challenge.
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