The Umatilla Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the Weston-McEwen TigerScots at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Umatilla's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Umatilla is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since February 9th on Tuesday. They skirted past Nixyaawii Community 57-54. The 57-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, after only 24 points in their last game, Weston-McEwen made sure to put some points up on the board against Imbler on Tuesday. Weston-McEwen simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Imbler 58-29. The contest marked the TigerScots' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Weston-McEwen now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Umatilla, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Umatilla against Weston-McEwen when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured an 87-60 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Umatilla since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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