Cardinals remain playoff longshot

MEDICAL LAKE - When is a loss a good thing?

When it teaches lessons, perhaps?

That might be the way Medical Lake baseball coach Austin Sharp looks at last week's 16-10 non-league loss during the inaugural Flashback Friday at Colfax. Earlier in the week the Cardinals earned an 11-1 Northeast A League win over Newport.

The game between the 2B Bulldogs and 1A Cardinals first filled a void in the Colfax schedule and put a big crowd in the stands to watch teams compete in 1990s-era uniforms.

It may be the start of a tradition depending on schedules in 2025.

But back to details in a game where both...