Vale’s Rachel Wolfe (No. 23) battles for a rebound with a Umatilla player during first half action of their game Saturday night. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell)
VALE – Matyson Siddoway scored 18 points and Emersyn Johnson added 14 to help blast the Vale girls basketball team past Umatilla, 54-27, last Saturday night in an Eastern Oregon League contest.
Friday night the Lady Vikings beat Riverside 35-14.
Vale entered this week at 8-0 in league play.
Against Umatilla, defense and a disciplined and balanced offensive attack paid dividends for the Vikings. They staked out an early 14-5 lead after the first quarter and never looked back.
“We are in a good spot defensively,” said Vale coach Jason Johnson.
Umatilla coach McKenzie Davis said her team (2-6) was just “flat . . .