The Oakdale Eagles will challenge the Harriman Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Oakdale's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four games.
Oakdale not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 3rd (when they won 16-5). They were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over Clarkrange.
Liam Smith made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Oakdale is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Smith was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Maddox Tilson
| 03/27/26 @ Clarkrange | 3 |
| 03/20/26 vs Oneida | 2 |
| 03/03/26 vs Apostolic Christian Academy | 2 |
| 03/24/26 vs Midway | 1 |
| 03/13/26 vs Clarkrange | 1 |
In other batting news, Logan Currier and Maddox Tilson did most of the damage at the plate: Currier got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Tilson got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Tilson is becoming a predictor of Oakdale's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Ben Stout was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Oakdale was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2025.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Harriman was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 13-1 to Roane County. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Yellowjackets recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Harriman saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Antonio Ibarra, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Ibarra has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Oakdale pushed their record up to 4-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Harriman, they now also have a losing record of 4-5.
