Baseball Game Preview: Lone Star Rangers vs. Arlington Colts

The Lone Star Rangers will head out to take on the Arlington Colts at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.

The home team had won the previous four meetings between Lone Star and The Colony, and The Colony kept the tradition alive. The Rangers fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-2 on Friday.

Lone Star saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Dagenhart, who went 1-for-4 with one double.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arlington). Everything went their way against Lamar on Friday as they made off with a 14-0 win. The Colts have beaten the Vikings the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Vikings has come to flipping the script.

Abraham Alvarado made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Arlington is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-10 otherwise. Alvarado was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lunden Prater, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That stolen base was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Mason Hensley, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Arlington pushed their record up to 13-10 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Lone Star, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-18 record this season.

Lone Star came out on top in a nail-biter against Arlington in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 9-8. Will the Rangers repeat their success, or do the Colts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.