Baseball Recap: Oneida Takes a Loss

Oneida was the 5-2 winner over Harriman when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Indians took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils on Friday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Eli Rector

Runs

03/28/25 @ Jellico	4
04/04/25 @ Harriman	3
03/25/25 @ Austin-East	2
03/24/25 vs Austin-East	2
03/21/25 vs Wartburg Central	2
+ 5 more games

Eli Rector was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Oneida's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 2-8 when he doesn't).

Oneida has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Harriman, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-9.

Coming up, Oneida will face off against Gatlinburg-Pittman at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Indians' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Highlanders have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Harriman, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Greenback at 6:00 p.m. The Cherokees' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Blue Devils' hitters will have their work cut out for them.