Baseball Preview: Umatilla Vikings vs. Nyssa Bulldogs
The Umatilla Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Nyssa Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. in Saturday's first game. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Umatilla's last matchup with McLoughlin could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's both teams in Tuesday's second game. Umatilla's rough 19-4 defeat to McLoughlin might stick with them for a while. Umatilla has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Umatilla saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Valdez III, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Nyssa suffered a tough 9-2 loss at the hands of Marsing back in March.
Umatilla's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Nyssa, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Umatilla couldn't quite finish off Nyssa when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Umatilla avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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