The Ephrata Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the East Valley Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ephrata will be strutting in after a win while East Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Ephrata sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-6 victory over Ellensburg. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, East Valley was just a hair shy of victory on Thursday and fell 36-35 to Prosser. The loss was the Red Devils' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, East Valley got top-tier performance from Braden Albrecht, who rushed for 227 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Albrecht a new career-high in rushing yards.
East Valley wouldn't let Prosser keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Valley can thank Luc Broussard and Jayden Buckalew for forcing both of them. Broussard is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Zeliah Wade was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, East Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Prosser only rushed for 118.
Ephrata's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for East Valley, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Ephrata didn't have too much breathing room in their match against East Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 21-17 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ephrata since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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