Baseball Game Preview: Oak Ridge Blue Jays vs. Dexter Bearcats

The Oak Ridge Blue Jays will square off against the Dexter Bearcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dexter took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Oak Ridge, who comes in off a win.

Oak Ridge lost a heartbreaker the last time they played St. Vincent, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Monday's matchup. The Blue Jays' pitcher stepped up to hand the Indians a 9-0 shutout on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Blue Jays, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Not much got past Cohen Hahs, who gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks to keep St. Vincent off the board. Oak Ridge is 3-1 when Hahs allows one or fewer hits, but 6-9 otherwise.

Noah Engler

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/05/25 vs St. Vincent	3
04/24/25 @ New Madrid County Central	1
03/28/25 vs Woodland	1
05/02/24 vs East Prairie	1

On the hitting side, Noah Engler was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Landon Burnett was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Dexter was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They fell 4-1 to Notre Dame.

Dexter saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Howard, who went 1-for-3 with one run.

Dexter's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Oak Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.