Nestucca and Clatskanie are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2023, but likely not for long. The Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Nestucca is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Nestucca not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 25th (when they won 22-2). They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over Vernonia. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
Jace Jensen
| 04/18/25 vs Vernonia | 3 |
| 03/25/25 vs Eddyville | 3 |
| 03/28/25 @ Weston-McEwen/Griswold | 2 |
| 04/18/25 vs Vernonia | 1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Vernonia | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
The team relied heavily on Jace Jensen, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Nestucca is undefeated when Jensen posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Love, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Nestucca was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Clatskanie had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Royals.
Clatskanie pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Nestucca, their record is now 5-6.
Nestucca might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Clatskanie in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Bobcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
