The North Bend Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Astoria Fishermen on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, North Bend didn't have quite enough to beat Cottage Grove and fell 4-3.
Meanwhile, 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.
Astoria's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4-1. As for North Bend, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Everything went North Bend's way against Astoria when the teams last played back in May of 2017, as North Bend made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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