After flying high against Forks on Thursday, Ilwaco came back down to earth. The Ilwaco Fishermen fell 9-6 to the Napavine Tigers on Friday. Ilwaco was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Napavine apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Kaemon Sawa put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Sawa was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Sawa wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Hopkins, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Ilwaco's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Napavine, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Ilwaco nor Napavine have any future games scheduled.
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