The Umatilla Vikings basketball team (Umatilla, OR), dropped 40-25 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting McLoughlin Pioneers (Milton-Freewater, OR)

The Pioneers now possess a 6-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Umatilla for a 3A Eastern Oregon battle on Saturday, February 10. McLoughlin will confront a Vikings team coming off a 20-19 league loss to Riverside (Boardman, OR). The Vikings record now stands at 5-19.

The Vikings (5-18) will now prepare for their battle against Riverside (Boardman, OR). The Pirates come into the 3A Eastern Oregon battle with a 12-12 record. In their last battle, Riverside dropped by McLoughlin (Milton-Freewater, OR), 36-27, in a league battle.