Shadow to face Blue Star

Tue., July 20, 2004

The Spokesman-Review

After winning their last three games and losing out on first place in the Northwest Division by virtue of a tie-breaker, the Spokane Shadow head into the Premier Development League’s Western Conference playoffs on a hot streak.

The Shadow will be facing a familiar foe in the Western semifinals in Fresno, Calif.

Spokane will take on Southwest Division champion Orange County Blue Star (12-3-3, 39 points) Friday at 5 p.m. The Shadow fell to the Blue Star 2-1 in last year’s first round.

If they win Friday, the Shadow will advance to the Western Conference championship game Saturday at 7:30 p.m. against either the Fresno Fuego or the Cascade Surge.

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Ryne Webb’s two-run single capped a three-run eighth inning and the Spokane RiverHawks held on for a 3-2 victory over the Victoria Royals in Pacific International League play in Victoria, B.C.

B.J. DuBarry led off the eighth inning with a double and scored the tying run on a single by Chris Rodgers.

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