Baseball Game Preview: Umatilla Bulldogs vs. Deltona Wolves

The Umatilla Bulldogs and the Deltona Wolves will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Things were looking good for Umatilla after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 7-2 to Eustis.

Aidan Ross

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Aidan Ross was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Jayden Hampson also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Meanwhile, Deltona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Atlantic. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Wolves have suffered since March 28, 2024.

Yandiel Torres made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.

Umatilla's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Deltona, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Umatilla was able to grind out a solid victory over Deltona in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, winning 8-3. Will Umatilla repeat their success, or does Deltona have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.