Heppner/Ione had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Umatilla Vikings a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. For Heppner/Ione, this counts as revenge for the 19-8 defeat Umatilla walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2017.
For Umatilla's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was R.J. Estrada, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Umatilla are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Heppner/Ione will look to defend their home field on Thursday against St. Paul. Heppner/Ione will stroll in with a five game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their the 28th matchup with St. Paul. As for Umatilla, they will take on Rainier at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Umatilla is facing Rainier at the right time seeing as Rainier is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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