Ilwaco is 0-6 against Forks since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ilwaco Fishermen will head out on the road to face off against the Forks Spartans at 3:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Ilwaco sitting on six straight victories and Forks on eight.
Ilwaco's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Saturday. Everything went their way against Wahkiakum as Ilwaco made off with an 18-0 win. Considering Ilwaco has won four matchups by more than 13 runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Forks' hitters rose to the challenge against a Wildcats pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.75 runs allowed on Friday. Everything went Forks' way against Ocosta as Forks made off with a 12-5 victory. Forks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matches by seven runs or more this season.
Ilwaco's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Forks, they pushed their record up to 10-3-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Ilwaco might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Forks in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Ilwaco avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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