Umatilla has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the McLoughlin Pioneers at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Umatilla will be strutting in after a win while McLoughlin will be coming in after a loss.
After only two runs in their last match, Umatilla made sure to put some runs up on the board against Corbett last Saturday. Umatilla came out on top against Corbett by a score of 12-9.
Justus Zamudio was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of David Garcia, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, McLoughlin was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-1 to Ontario, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Umatilla's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for McLoughlin, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Umatilla was able to grind out a solid win over McLoughlin when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 10-7. Will Umatilla repeat their success, or does McLoughlin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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