Baseball Game Preview: Washington Academy Raiders vs. Dexter Tigers

The Washington Academy Raiders will take on the Dexter Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Washington Academy comes in on four and Dexter on six.

Washington Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Mount View get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering the Raiders have won 13 matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

James Welch

Batters Struck Out

06/14/25 vs Mount View	10
06/04/25 vs Calais	3
06/02/25 vs Bucksport	2
05/27/25 @ Orono	5
05/21/25 vs George Stevens Academy	0
+ 4 more games

James Welch made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. He has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played.

In other batting news, Trevor Shimabukuro was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and one triple. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May. Colby Moholland was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Washington Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .526. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in three consecutive games.

Dexter hadn't beaten Bucksport on the road since April 26, 2023 but that history sure didn't bother them on Saturday. The Tigers walked away with a 5-2 win over the Golden Bucks.

Washington Academy's victory bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Dexter, their win bumped their record up to 13-6.