Irrigon is 9-1 against Umatilla since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Irrigon Knights will head out on the road to take on the Umatilla Vikings at 4:00 p.m.
Irrigon came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Vikings onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory.
For Umatilla's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Irrigon's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Umatilla, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Irrigon took their victory against Umatilla in their previous matchup on Tuesday by a conclusive 7-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Umatilla's R.J. Estrada, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Irrigon still be able to contain Estrada? There's only one way to find out.
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