Recap: Astoria Fishermen vs. Scappoose Indians
After a string of ten wins, the Astoria Fishermen's's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Scappoose by a score of 73-70. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Among those leading the charge was Quinton Olson, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds. That's the first time this season that he scored 15 or more points. Elijah Greenan Biggs was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Astoria's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-1. As for Scappoose, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Astoria will square off against Tillamook at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tillamook will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Oregon Rankings (they are ranked 215th, while Astoria is ranked 24th). As for Scappoose, they will head out on the road to face off against St. Helens at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
