Softball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Oak Ridge

Blue Jays

Previous Games

04/12/25 vs Arcadia Valley	15-0
04/11/25 vs Scott County Central	10-0
04/09/25 @ Scott City	11-0
04/08/25 @ Leopold	19-8
04/01/25 @ Valle Catholic	6-4
+ 2 more games

Oak Ridge had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Arcadia Valley Tigers a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Blue Jays, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.

Kinsley Bogenpohl was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Bogenpohl was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Kaelyn Deckerd was a standout: she fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. Madyson Ruehling was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.

Oak Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Oak Ridge's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Arcadia Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.

Oak Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 19-0 victory against Delta on the 12th. As for Arcadia Valley, they will challenge Bismarck at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Indians have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of.