East Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against the Ephrata Tigers, falling 13-6. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Elise Heater put in work while hitting and pitching. She tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. 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, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Alisha Young was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Emma JimSummer also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
East Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Ephrata, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: East Valley beat Ephrata by a score of 13-9 later that day.
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