Basin softball roundup, March 31 – April 4
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The Royal Knights’ Sarah Bergeson (1) steps into her swing against Zillah earlier this season. The Knights are currently 8-1 at the midpoint of the season.
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MOSES LAKE — The halfway point of Basin high school softball is here, as many teams are playing their final games before spring break or returning to the diamond for the first time since. See below how your favorite teams have fared and their current record.
March 31
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (4-8) vs Freeman
Final: 1-2
Royal (8-1) at Cashmere
Final: 6-1, 9-5
April 3
Almira/Coulee-Hartline (4-2) at Liberty Christian
Final: 1-6, 2-13
Moses Lake (6-1) at Eisenhower
Final: 18-0, 25-5
Quincy (1-5) vs Ellensburg
Final: 0-19, 0-20
Royal at Montesano
Final: 0-13
April 4
ACH vs Mary Walker
Final: 15-0, 17-2
Ephrata (1-8) vs Selah
Final: 0-18, 0-14
LRS at Freeman
Final: 0-17, 1-11
Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School (2-5) at Oroville
Final: 28-19, 17-18
Othello (4-3) at Prosser
Final: 7-1. 1-13
Warden (4-3) at Kittitas
Final: 6-11
Warden at Toledo
Final: 3-12
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