If Umatilla was feeling good off their 11-1 takedown of Vale on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Umatilla Vikings fell just short of the Vale Vikings by a score of 9-7 on Friday. Umatilla was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Vale apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played.
David Garcia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Umatilla's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Vale, their win bumped their record up to 4-10.
Umatilla will head out on the road to take on Enterprise/Joseph at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Umatilla is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Vale, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Burns at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Burns' favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
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