Ilwaco will take on Astoria at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ilwaco's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Ilwaco took a ten-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Winlock, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Fishermen's defense stepped up to hand the Cardinals a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Astoria's offense. They fell just short of Seaside by a score of 1-0 on Thursday.
Ilwaco's victory ended a four-match drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7-1. As for Astoria, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7-4.
Ilwaco took their win against Astoria in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 5-0 score. Does Ilwaco have another victory up their sleeve, or will Astoria turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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