CHEHALIS — When someone provides the initial spark, the rest of the Ridgefield softball team can catch fire in a hurry.
From the leadoff to the ninth batter, the Spudders boast a potent order that can hang with the best of them. Yet against Tumwater ace pitcher Ella Ferguson and the Thunderbirds on Thursday in the Class 2A District 4 tournament semifinals, the Spudders were stuck in neutral.
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