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Reardan baseball only local team to earn win in last week
Davenport senior Allison Jorden tries to stretch out a grounder for a single against Colfax Saturday, April 2. The Gorillas fell in both games of a doubleheader with the Bulldogs.
DAVENPORT-A visit from the Colfax Bulldogs for the Gorillas and a trip to Kettle Falls for Reardan spelled losses for all local baseball and softball teams last Saturday, April 2, except for Reardan baseball splitting two games with their opponents.
Colfax handled the Gorilla baseball and softball squads in both games of a doubleheader, which was the home opener for Davenport baseball and the season opener for softball.
Kettle Falls softball also earned a sweep over Reardan.
Odessa baseball didn't play a game in the last week.
Reardan baseball was scheduled to play Medical Lake in a nonleague game Wednesday, April 6 that occurred after press time.
Colfax handles Davenport baseball
Davenport managed just four runs between two games against a tough Colfax pitching effort Saturday.
In the first game, the teams battled back and forth toward a 4-4 tie heading into the top of the seventh inning. The Colfax bats then came alive, with the Bulldogs scoring 11 runs in the frame on the way to a 15-4 win behind a home run, two triples and one double from Braden Plummer.
Denton Deal struck out 11 batters in six innings pitched for Davenport, which scored four runs on just three hits.
J.D. Peterson had eight strikeouts for the Bulldogs.
The second game was much less competitive, with Colfax scoring 19 runs in four innings to earn a mercy rule victory while allowing just one hit.
Colfax softball knocks off Gorillas
Colfax softball was just as dominant as their baseball counterparts in Davenport Saturday. The Bulldogs won the first game of a doubleheader 23-2 and the second game 16-0. Colfax is now 6-1 this season, while Davenport fell in its first two games of the season.
Reardan baseball splits two with Kettle Falls
The arm of Abe Nelson helped the Reardan baseball team be the only local team to earn a win last Saturday.
Nelson pitched a complete seven innings and struck out nine batters in a 5-1 Reardan victory.
Kettle Falls held off Reardan 3-2 in the first game of the doubleheader.
Reardan softball skids in trip up North
Despite two close games, the Reardan softball team couldn't eke out a victory Saturday in Kettle Falls. The Bulldogs won the first game 6-5 and the second game 16-12.
Reardan softball is off until next Tuesday for a nonleague trip to Medical Lake.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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