Vikings
| 03/29/25 vs Weston-McEwen/Griswold | 13-5 |
| 03/26/25 vs Rainier | 11-7 |
| 03/25/25 vs Kennedy | 0-6 |
| 03/25/25 vs Heppner/Ione | 4-17 |
| 03/19/25 vs Sherman | 5-2 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Umatilla). They put the hurt on the Weston-McEwen/Griswold Tiger Scots with a sharp 13-5 victory on Saturday. With that win, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Davis Raymond made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Raymond was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Bryce Morris was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was David Garcia, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
Umatilla kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Umatilla and bumps their season record up to 4-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.5 hits in those games compared to only 4.75 in the others. As for Weston-McEwen/Griswold, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Coming up, Umatilla will be playing at home against Catlin Gabel at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Weston-McEwen/Griswold, they are taking a road trip to take on Vale at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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