Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Thursday, October 15, 2015 PENDLETON Riverside goalie Adolfo Bedolla Jr. defl ects a head ball from Umatilla’s Diego Saldana in the Pirates’ 6-0 win against the Vi- kings on Wednes- day in Boardman. T-Wolves tough out win East Oregonian Volleyball S3O.$1E, :ash ² On Wednesday night, the %Oue 0ountain Timber- woOves fought through some injury situations to oust the SSokane SasTuatch -1 The TimberwoOves (0-7, 10-0) droSSed the second set to SSokane 25-22, but won their three sets with scores of 25-22, 25-2, and 25-1 %Oue 0ountain coach Dave %aty said that it wasn’t the greatest game from his team, but he was gOad to see them get the victory “This team cOearOy Ooves having their backs against the waOO,´ he said, “and they Oove to come out swinging Staff photo by E.J. Harris SOCCER: Riverside, 8matiOOa girOs draw Girls Soccer Continued from 1B RIVERSIDE 3, UMATILLA 3 ² $t 8PatiOOa, the 3irates and 9iNings rePained OocNed in a second-SOace tie in the SSeciaO District 2 standings after :ednesday¶s draw -oceOyn *uardado scored three goaOs for 8PatiOOa (--, 2-0- SD2), and tied the gaPe in the 72nd minute when she tooN a Oong Sass and beat two defenders SOus the goaO NeeSer to comSOete the hat tricN 8matiOOa Oed 2-1 at haOftime but traiOed -2 when Riverside (2-4-, 2-0-) scored in TuicN succession midway through 4-2 SD4) switched to a defen- siYe-Pinded ShiOosoShy in the second haOf, which was the Pain reason onOy .eYin 0adrigaO was abOe to tacN on another goaO $doOfo %edoOOa -r Pade three saYes in the net Riverside (7-2-1, 5-0) has four gaPes Oeft in the reguOar season, and 9eOa]Tue] said he feOt the teaP showed it was SOayoff ready with :ednesday¶s SerforPance The 3irates¶ ne[t gaPe is Saturday at &uOver at 1 SP 8PatiOOa hosts &ity &hristian on Saturday at 1 SP the second haOf 8matiOOa coach Tim /ee said it was a weOO-SOayed draw, with each team hoOding about 50 Sercent Sossession %oth teams have ¿ ve games remaining in the reguOar season and wiOO meet again on Oct 2 in their season ¿ naOe “I think we’re moving in the right direction, we’re aOways imSroving in our games,´ /ee said “:e’re in a good sSot right now I think we stiOO have a Oot of SotentiaO´ Riverside’s ne[t game is against +ori]on &hristian of TuaOatin whiOe 8matiOOa hosts 3ortOand &hristian %oth games are today at 415 Sm BULLDOGS: Hunsaker to start again at 4% this week, Oooking to add to a soOid Serformance against Sandy, where he threw for 14 yards and a touchdown on 10-20 Sassing He aOso added 58 rushing yards on 15 carries %ut the %uOOdogs wiOO need some better SOay from its coOOective grouS of running backs to heOS make uS for the imSact that 1eaO brought to the %uOOdogs rushing attack Omar *arcia steSSed in against Sandy and Oed the team with 75 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries, and MitcheOO %rown added 52 Continued from 1B ne[t oSSortunity to turn the season around Even amidst the struggOes of the season, the %uOOdogs stiOO have a good chance to make it back to the OSAA SOayoffs, but wiOO need to get some momentum going through CRC SOay Hermiston wiOO have to do so without Tuarterback Dayshawn 1eaO again, who is OikeOy out again with an injury Senior 1athan Hunsaker wiOO be under center again yards on nine carries On SaSer this game couOd be a good oSSortunity for the Hermiston defense to carry some momentum over from its Serformance against Sandy as the Riverhawks offense has struggOed in recent weeks After scoring 4 Soints in its onOy win so far against Mac-Hi in Week , the Riverhawks have netted just 25 Soints combined over its Oast two games The %uOOdogs and River- hawks wiOO kickoff at 7 Sm on )riday in The DaOOes Blue Mtn 3 Spokane 1 We’re tired, but haSSy for the win´ SoShomore %rittney )ieOder got the start at middOe bOocker for normaO starter .eri Schwar], who stayed home sick )ieOder SOayed weOO through two sets before Oeaving the game with a roOOed ankOe in the third set The situation Oed for some OineuS shufÀ ing and aOOowed freshmen .aiOey %uckner and Emma %owers to steS in and contribute %uckner ended uS heOSing the TimberwoOves into a big momentum swing in that third set, Sicking uS some big bOocks to heOS the T-woOves secure the third set victory “She just SOayed fantastic,´ said %aty OveraOO, .Oaree +obart Oed the TimberwoOves offense with 1 kiOOs, whiOe -ordan 0i[ driOOed 1 kiOOs and .ristin WiOOiams added 11 kiOOs The TimberwoOves ne[t head to SaOem for a big weekend tournament that begins on )riday with a match against &entraOia at am BUCKS: Corona adds scoring dimension Continued from 1B I-4 to meet a tough EagOes (-) sTuad This game brings some added Sressure on both sides, though, in terms of Oeague standing The +erm- iston %uOOdogs struggOed mightiOy through ¿ ve weeks before ¿ naOOy getting their ¿ rst win Oast week, and it’s not known if The DaOOes wiOO be abOe to ¿ nish the season due to SOayer safety issues Those factors heOS make this what Davis caOOs a µcruciaO’ game for his %uck- aroos sTuad $ win over the EagOes on )riday couOd Sut the %uckaroos in the drivers seat for SOayoff Sositioning “I don’t know if this game needs anymore Sressure, to be honest,´ he said “I think the coaches and I’m hoSing the kids are starting to grasS the rami¿ cations of this footbaOO game as far as continuing our season We absoOuteOy have to beat +ood River in order to even Oook at going on to the ne[t OeveO´ So how can the %ucka- roos take down the EagOes" “It’OO be defensiveOy for us,´ says Davis “We’re going to have to be abOe to estabOish our defense because Hood River throws a Oot of different sets at you They throw a Oot of crossing routes and run some misdi- rection, and they don’t stretch the ¿ eOd as much, but SOay more baOO controO´ The %ucks defense has been just as inconsistent as the offense this season, giving some great games against teams Oike Ontario, /a *rande, and $& Davis, but aOso being outSOayed by the Oikes of Summit and Ridgeview Davis aOso beOieves that if his defense can sOow down the Hood River offense, it wiOO give the %ucks offense a better chance to ¿ nd a rhythm earOy “Our offense has been cOicking at times, but not enough,´ said Davis “If our defense can corraO some of their (SOays), then I think our offense can reaOOy take off´ %oth units wiOO get a big boost this week, though, as senior defensive end/wide receiver Devon Roe is Srob- abOe to SOay on )riday after missing Oast week’s game with a concussion Roe’s return wiOO aOso heOS out immenseOy as the -2, 205-Sounder has Sroved to be one of 3endOe- ton’s most reOiabOe oStions at wideout, as weOO as being one of the Oeaders aOong the defensive front His return mi[ed with the resSonse of his team Oast week against AC Davis has Erik Davis feeOing Sretty good about his team “9ery few coaches wiOO actuaOOy say that there is such a thing as a “good Ooss,´ said Davis, “but I was abOe to hoOd my head a OittOe higher because the Oook in our kids’ eyes showed that they started to beOieve´ Davis and the %ucks aOso gained some con¿ dence in the sSeciaO teams unit, headOined by kicker Seba- ]tian Corona who driOOed a schooO-record 4-yard ¿ eOd goaO in Oast week’s Ooss “1ow we know that when we get inside the 0-yard-Oine we have a chance to Sut some Soints on the board,´ said Davis, “which is a Sretty good weaSon in high schooO footbaOO´ Amidst aOO the Sositivity, however, the %ucks did get some more bad news aOong the injury front this week Starting offensive tackOe Cade Anderson has been ruOed out of )riday’s game with a concussion, and starting tight end/safety Dakota McCambridge was of¿ ciaOOy ruOed out for the rest of the season after an MRI showed a SartiaOOy torn AC/ and meniscus “Dakota wiOO be tough because he was a senior Oeader,´ said Davis “%ut he’OO be 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