Toppenish hadn't done well against Ephrata recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Toppenish Wildcats walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Ephrata Tigers. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 defeat the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2019.
Toppenish was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12, 22-25, 25-19.
When it comes to explaining why Ephrata lost, don't look at Auddy Gray. Despite the final result, she had 25 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Gray a new career-high.
Toppenish has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-9 record this season. As for Ephrata, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-10.
Toppenish will challenge East Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Ephrata, they will head out to face off against Othello at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ephrata is facing Othello at the right time seeing as Othello is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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