The Tahoma Bears are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Ephrata Tigers on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tahoma has three straight victories, Ephrata has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Tahoma proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 11) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Enumclaw 2-1.
Alexa Ramirez was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off ten hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024.
Ramirez wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lily Tausch, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ephrata challenged Wenatchee on Tuesday. Ephrata fell just short of Wenatchee by a score of 6-5.
Tahoma's record is now 3-1. As for Ephrata, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Ephrata's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Tahoma has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Ephrata, though, as they've been averaging only 1.7 strikeouts. Will Tahoma keep running through batters, or will Ephrata buck the trend?
Everything went Tahoma's way against Ephrata in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Tahoma made off with a 13-4 win. Will Tahoma repeat their success, or does Ephrata have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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