Umatilla hasn't had much luck against Riverside recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Umatilla Vikings will take on the Riverside Pirates at 6:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Umatilla took a blow against Burns, falling 63-25. The match marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverside). They really took it to McLoughlin for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-17 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 25-3.
Riverside's win came from a few key players Umatilla will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Rocio Garay, who went 7 of 9 on her way to 15 points. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazzlyn Reyna, who posted nine points.
This is the second loss in a row for Umatilla and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for Riverside, they moved to 6-8 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Umatilla suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to Riverside in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Umatilla avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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