GRANDVIEW - The Tigers nearly pulled off a two game sweep on the road Thursday, but fell two runs short in game two of the twin bill.

Ephrata won game one 10-7, but dropped the nightcap 9-8 to earn the split with Toppenish.

Ephrata 10

Grandview 7

Game one of the doubleheader saw the Tigers jump out to a 4-1 lead after the first inning of play. Ephrata put two runs on the board in the second and third innings to stretch the score to 8-1. The Greyhounds, refusing to lie down, stormed back with six runs in the bottom of the sixth to close the gap to 8-7.

But the Tigers put two on the scoreboard in the top of the seventh inning to go up 10-7. Grandview failed to produce a run in its half of the frame and lost the game to Ephrata by three runs.

Kayla Brissey had the hot bat for the Tigers, going 4-for-5 at the plate with two doubles and two stolen bases. Brook Stytzman also had four hits in five attempts, Clarissa Vela went 3-for-5 with a double, and Aisha Merred had two hits in five plate appearances and swiped three bags.

Sara Dodson got the win for Ephrata.

Game two

The second game of the twin bill was a see-saw battle that had home team take a 4-2 lead after one inning of play. The Tigers hung two more runs on the board in the top of the third to tie the game 4-4. But the Greyhounds scored three in their half of the inning to retake the lead 7-4. Grandview made it 8-4 with a run in the bottom of the fifth.

Three runs for Ephrata in the top of the sixth got the Tigers with in one, 8-7. The Greyhound pushed their lead to 9-7 with a run in the bottom of the inning. The Tigers got one more in the seventh, but it wasn't enough to pull out the win as they lost the game 9-8.

Brissey was the big stick again for Ephrata going 2-for-4 at the plate with a double and a home run.

Katie Allen was on the bump and was credited with the win for the Tigers.

"The girls played very hard today," coach JoElle Malone said. "Unfortunately we had a few too many errors and went a couple of innings without scoring in the second game, but the girls never gave up."

Ephrata is back on the diamond Friday when the team hosts a CWAC doubleheader against the Red Devils from East Valley. The first game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.