The Weston-McEwen/Griswold Tiger Scots will be taking part in a tournament against the Umatilla Vikings at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Weston-McEwen/Griswold saw some tournament action on Friday. They lost 19-13 to Nestucca.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Umatilla). They walked away with an 11-7 victory over Rainier on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Carter Griggs made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rj Estrada was a standout: he scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Dominick McCallister also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Umatilla always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Umatilla now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Weston-McEwen/Griswold, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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