The Chelan Mountain Goats will square off against the Colville Crimson Hawks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Chelan easily dispatched Okanogan on Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Chelan fell just short of Cashmere by a score of 8-6 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Mountain Goats in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Colville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 13-12 heartbreaker at the hands of Freeman. That's two games in a row now that the Crimson Hawks have lost by just one run.
Jet Bateman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Bateman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Colville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Colville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Chelan, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Chelan beat Colville 8-3 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will Chelan repeat their success, or does Colville has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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