It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Heppner/Ione can now relate to. They fell 7-3 to the Clatskanie Tigers on Wednesday.
For Clatskanie's part, Topher McDonnell and Brendan Shroll did most of the damage at the plate: McDonnell scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Shroll scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jack Bergman, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Heppner/Ione's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Clatskanie, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 20-5.
Heppner/Ione does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clatskanie, they will head out on the road to take on Umpqua Valley Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Clatskanie: 4, Umpqua Valley Christian: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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