It was a light night across the division on the night with just three games, but there was plenty of drama with the road teams all heading home with wins. Columbia Basin surprised Yakima Valley to hand them their second loss of the season. Meanwhile, Walla Walla swept Wenatchee Valley in a doubleheader. The Warrior ladies used their win to pull even with the Yaks while the men put some space between themselves and the second-place Knights.
WOMEN
Walla Walla 3-1 Wenatchee Valley :: The hosts held the lead at the break on a Yalina Vargas (Brewster, WA) goal in the 36th, but Walla Walla controlled matters in the second half, outshooting the Knights 9-2. Klarissa Baraja (Kennewick, WA) tied it up in the 55th and Pua Kauhaihao put them in front in the 67th. Hailey Hill (Boise, ID) added some insurance in the 87th.
Columbia Basin 3-1 Yakima Valley :: A free kick gave the visiting Hawks the initial lead in the 23rd minute when Kiani Hill (Idaho Falls, ID) headed it onto Elena Mendoza (Othello, WA) for the finish. The celebration was short-lived though as the host Yaks answered just three minutes later when Courtney Handlen (Pocatello, ID) found Harley Hendry (Hauser, ID) at the top of the box, where she beat a defender and fired near post. The Hawks would reclaim the lead four minutes before the break on an own goal in which the ball deflected in off a defender. A hand ball in the second half gave CBC the opportunity to grab some insurance in the 59th when Danielle Chang fired a free kick from just outside the box into the upper corner. The Hawks defense helped keep the Yaks at bay, limiting them to just three shots in the game.
Notes: Bailey Johnson (Idaho Falls, ID) set up the opening goal for Lane in a 6-0 win at Rogue.
Standings: Spokane 5-0-2... Yakima Valley 5-2-1... Walla Walla 5-2-1... North Idaho 4-1-2... Columbia Basin 3-2-3... Wenatchee Valley 2-6-0... Treasure Valley 1-5-1... Blue Mountain 0-7-0
Coming Up This Week...
Friday
Spokane @ Treasure Valley 1:00
North Idaho @ Blue Mountain 2:00
Saturday
North Idaho @ Treasure Valley 11:00
Spokane @ Blue Mountain 12:00
Walla Walla @ Yakima Valley 12:00
Columbia Basin @ Wenatchee Valley 12:00
MEN
Walla Walla 2-1 Wenatchee Valley :: Freddy Rodriguez (Hermiston, OR) connected with Miguel Rodriguez (Milton-Freewater, OR) for the opening goal in the 28th minute and the Warriors took the lead to the break. Johan Espinoza (Wenatchee, WA) would even things up quickly after the intermission with a goal in the 48th, but Freddy Rodriguez would score the deciding tally for the visitors in the 77th.
Notes: Colin Houser (Boise, ID) :: Made six saves for Edmonds in a 1-0 victory on the road at Shoreline.
Standings: Walla Walla 5-1-1... Wenatchee Valley 4-3-0... Spokane 4-2-0... Columbia Basin 3-1-2... North Idaho 2-3-1... Treasure Valley 1-3-2... Blue Mountain 0-6-0
Coming Up This Week...
Friday
Spokane @ Treasure Valley 3:15
North Idaho @ Blue Mountain 4:15
Saturday
North Idaho @ Treasure Valley 1:15
Spokane @ Blue Mountain 2:15
Columbia Basin @ Wenatchee Valley 2:15
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