Baseball Game Preview: Oakridge Warriors vs. Oakland Oakers

The Oakridge Warriors will head out to square off against the Oakland Oakers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oakridge has four straight wins, Oakland has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

If Oakridge beats Oakland with 12 runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Oakridge beat North Douglas/Elkton on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-4. Considering Oakridge has won eight matchups by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Rowdy Williams and Jonathan Miller were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Williams tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Meanwhile, Miller didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Williams went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI, while Miller went 2-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs Miller has posted since back in March.

Jasper Spoon

Stolen Base

05/11/26 vs North Douglas/Elkton	2
05/08/26 @ Lowell	2
05/01/26 vs Oakland	3
04/29/26 @ North Douglas/Elkton	2
04/27/26 vs Lowell	1
04/24/26 vs Camas Valley	1

In other batting news, Jasper Spoon was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games he's played. Asher Jensen also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.

Meanwhile, Oakland came up short against Umpqua Valley Christian on Monday, falling 19-3. That's two games in a row now that the Oakers have lost by exactly 16 runs.

Oakridge's record is now 16-8. As for Oakland, their loss dropped their record down to 5-22.

Oakridge got the 'W' in their previous meeting last Friday against Oakland by a conclusive 17-6 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.