Naches Valley is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Thursday. They will head out to take on the Zillah Leopards at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Naches Valley has three straight wins, Zillah has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Naches Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Wahluke on Saturday as they made off with a 26-2 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Rangers with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Zillah came up short against Prosser on Tuesday, falling 13-7.
Naches Valley pushed their record up to 5-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.8 runs over those games. As for Zillah, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Naches Valley couldn't quite get it done against Zillah when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 9-5. Can the Rangers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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