Nestucca hasn't had much luck against Knappa recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Bobcats will square off against the Loggers at 4:30 p.m. Nestucca is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Nestucca needed a bit of extra time to put away Portland Christian. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Royals 4-3.
Brady Hurliman
| 05/01/26 @ Portland Christian | 2 |
| 04/21/26 @ Gaston | 1 |
| 04/13/26 vs Clatskanie | 1 |
| 03/25/26 @ Carson | 1 |
| 03/16/26 vs Amity | 1 |
Eli Love and Brady Hurliman were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Love tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hurliman struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Nestucca is undefeated when Hurliman allows one or fewer earned runs, but 4-6 otherwise. At bat, Love went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Hurliman went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Hurliman a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen Love, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Jensen, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, Knappa fell victim to Clatskanie and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 11-0. The loss continues a trend for the Loggers in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Nestucca has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Knappa, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Nestucca couldn't quite get it done against Knappa in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 as they fell 11-6. Can the Bobcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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