Baseball Preview: Riverside Pirates vs. Umatilla Vikings
The Riverside Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Umatilla Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside will be strutting in after a win while Umatilla will be coming in after a loss.
Riverside can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game in Friday's second game. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 victory over Burns. The win was just what Riverside needed coming off of a 13-6 defeat in their prior match.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Umatilla had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Nyssa in Saturday's second game.
Carter Monahan was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Monahan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Monahan was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alex Valdez III and Justus Zamudio stepped up to the plate in a big way. Valdez III scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Zamudio scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Riverside's victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Umatilla, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Riverside came up short against Umatilla when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 10-7. Can Riverside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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