The Naches Valley Rangers will face off against the Colville Crimson Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Naches Valley blew Royal out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Tuesday Royal got their revenge. The Rangers fell just short of the Knights by a score of 5-3. Surprisingly, this marked the Rangers' third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Colville came out on top against Medical Lake on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run seventh inning. The Crimson Hawks walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Cardinals. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 19th, but that streak is no more.
The team relied heavily on Jet Bateman, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Colville: the team is 7-3 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ethan Redberg, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
The win got Colville back to even at 11-11. As for Naches Valley, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 8-1-1 and their overall record down to 17-8-1.
Naches Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Colville in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Rangers repeat their success, or do the Crimson Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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