Umatilla won the last time they faced Riverside, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Everything went the Umatilla Vikings' way against the Riverside Pirates as the Umatilla Vikings made off with a 12-6 win.
R.J. Estrada made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Estrada has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Estrada was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brian Younger-Morris, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Umatilla's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Riverside, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season.
Umatilla will look to defend their home field on Friday against Burns at 1:00 p.m. Umatilla is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home. As for Riverside, they will head out on the road to take on Enterprise/Joseph at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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