The Ephrata Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Othello Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ephrata is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Ephrata fell victim to East Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Red Devils, falling 14-0.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Othello made sure to put some runs up on the board against Quincy on Tuesday. The Huskies never let the Jackrabbits get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The Huskies haven't had any issues with the Jackrabbits recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Aiden Garza tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Xzyyvn Martinez was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Ryan Martinez was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Othello always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Quincy only posted an OBP of .167.
Ephrata's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Othello, their record is now 10-3.
Ephrata suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Othello when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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