The Umatilla Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the McLoughlin Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Umatilla will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Umatilla proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by seven) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over Enterprise/Joseph. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vikings have posted since April 19, 2024.
David Garcia
| 04/15/25 @ Enterprise/Joseph | 4 |
| 04/09/25 @ Sherman | 1 |
| 04/05/25 vs Catlin Gabel | 1 |
| 04/05/25 vs Catlin Gabel | 1 |
| 03/18/25 @ Pilot Rock | 1 |
The team relied heavily on David Garcia, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases and one run. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, while McLoughlin put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Riverside. The Pioneers put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 10-0 win. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by nine runs or more this season.
The victory was the third in a row for McLoughlin, bringing their record up to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Umatilla, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Umatilla suffered a grim 19-4 defeat to McLoughlin when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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