Umatilla was the 10-7 winner over McLoughlin when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Umatilla Vikings fell just short of the McLoughlin Pioneers by a score of 8-6 in Tuesday's first game.
Brian Younger-Morris and Linkin Zamudio stepped up to the plate in a big way. Younger-Morris went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double, while Zamudio went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Umatilla's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for McLoughlin, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Umatilla by a score of 19-4 later that day.
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