Baseball Game Preview: Nestucca Bobcats vs. Clatskanie Tigers

For the second straight game, Nestucca will face off against Clatskanie. The Bobcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Tigers at 3:00 p.m. Nestucca has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

It was a proper cat-fight when Nestucca challenged Clatskanie on Tuesday. The Bobcats wound up with the same score they had in their last game (13-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The defeat continues a trend for them in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.

The victory was the fifth in a row for Clatskanie, bringing their record up to 8-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Nestucca, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.