The Astoria Fishermen will square off against the North Bend Bulldogs on Friday. Astoria's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so North Bend's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Astoria is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: St. Helens, who was ranked seventh at the time (Astoria was ranked 18th). The Fishermen fell just short of the Lions by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Fishermen have lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, North Bend didn't have quite enough to beat Cottage Grove on Friday and fell 4-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Astoria and nudges their season record down to 10-4-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for North Bend, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.
Astoria suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to North Bend in their previous meeting back in May of 2017. Will the Fishermen have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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