Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Yakima Reds 19th with 28 points, Spokane Spiders 60th with 11, 17 apart. Spokane Spiders ranked 54th in the league on five-round form, well above their 60th table position. Per game in the league, Yakima Reds were scoring 1.94 and conceding 1.56, Spokane Spiders 1.25 and 2.69, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game.
Yakima Reds had been beaten in three straight games. Spokane Spiders had lost three in a row.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 5-1.