Riverside lost against Umatilla back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Riverside Pirates fell victim to a tough 12-6 defeat at the hands of the Umatilla Vikings. Riverside has not had much luck with Umatilla recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Umatilla's part, R.J. Estrada made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Estrada has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Estrada was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brian Younger-Morris was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Riverside's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Umatilla, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
Riverside will head out on the road to take on Enterprise/Joseph at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Umatilla, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Burns at 1:00 p.m. Umatilla will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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