Baseball Game Preview: Old Town Indians vs. Orono Riots

Old Town is 8-2 against Orono since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Indians will square off against the Riots at 4:30 p.m. Old Town is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Old Town and John Bapst Memorial have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Saturday. The Indians never let the Crusaders get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The Indians have beaten the Crusaders the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Crusaders has come to flipping the script.

Ethan Closson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Old Town: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-4 otherwise.

Julian Duty

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/23/26 vs John Bapst Memorial	4
06/04/25 @ Caribou	3
04/24/26 vs Presque Isle	2
04/24/26 vs Presque Isle	2
06/11/25 vs Belfast	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Duty, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Orono). They were the clear victors by a 13-4 margin over Central on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Riots considering their two-run performance the game before.

Old Town's record is now 7-4. As for Orono, their record now sits at 5-8.

Old Town might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Orono in their previous meeting back in June of 2025. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.