Baseball Preview: Ilwaco Fishermen vs. Forks Spartans
Ilwaco has enjoyed the comforts of home their last nine games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Forks Spartans at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ilwaco will head into Wednesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a six-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Pe Ell/Willapa Valley on Wednesday. Ilwaco's pitcher stepped up to hand Pe Ell/Willapa Valley a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Cannon Johnson's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Boston Caron, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Forks entered their tilt with North Beach with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They beat the Hyaks on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-0. The result was nothing new for Forks, who have now won nine games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Ilwaco's victory bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Forks, they pushed their record up to 11-2-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Ilwaco took their victory against Forks in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 27-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ilwaco since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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