The Ilwaco Fishermen will head out to challenge the Ocosta Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ilwaco has seven straight wins, Ocosta has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ilwaco's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Chief Leschi 18-0. The Fishermen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 16 runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ocosta didn't have quite enough to beat Wahkiakum on Friday and fell 5-4.
Ilwaco's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.5 runs over those games. As for Ocosta, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Ilwaco took their victory against Ocosta when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 17-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fishermen 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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