The Naches Valley Rangers will head out to take on the Colville Crimson Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Naches Valley will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Wapato on Saturday. The Rangers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Wolves a 12-0 shutout. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Rangers' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Colville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They blew past the Bears 8-2. Considering the Crimson Hawks have won three games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ethan Redberg was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Colville pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Naches Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5-1.
Everything went Naches Valley's way against Colville when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Naches Valley made off with a 9-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rangers since the squad 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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