Astoria faced St. Helens in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Fishermen fell just short of the Lions by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that the Fishermen have lost by just one run.
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 losses came by an average of only one runs. As for St. Helens, their victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Astoria will challenge North Bend on Friday. As for St. Helens, they will take on Tillamook at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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