Ephrata is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Saturday. They will head out to face off against the East Valley Red Devils at 11:00 a.m. Ephrata will be strutting in after a win while East Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Ephrata will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Colville on Saturday. The Tigers came out on top against the Crimson Hawks by a score of 11-7. The Tigers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
West Valley hit East Valley with a four-run seventh inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Red Devils fell just short of the Rams by a score of 6-5. The matchup marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Sophiya Castaneda was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That stolen base was her first of the season. Elise Heater was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.
This is the second loss in a row for East Valley and nudges their season record down to 3-2. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Ephrata, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Ephrata couldn't quite get it done against East Valley when the teams last played back in March of 2025 as they fell 13-9. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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