The McLoughlin Pioneers will take on the Umatilla Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as McLoughlin comes in on three and Umatilla on six.
McLoughlin's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Riverside. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by nine runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Umatilla hadn't done well against Enterprise/Joseph recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Vikings had just enough and edged out the Savages 7-6. While the Vikings didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
David Garcia was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases and one run. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Umatilla pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for McLoughlin, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything went McLoughlin's way against Umatilla in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as McLoughlin made off with a 19-4 victory. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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