Basketball Recap: Umatilla Takes a Loss

Umatilla lost against Vale back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Umatilla Vikings took a blow against the Vale Vikings, falling 56-25. While losing is never fun, Umatilla can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while Vale is ranked tenth).

Umatilla's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Vale, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 16-1.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing McLoughlin the next time they take the court. Umatilla will host McLoughlin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Vale will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.