Baseball Game Preview: Wagner Thunderbirds vs. Del Rio Rams

The Wagner Thunderbirds will face off against the Del Rio Rams at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wagner has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Taft hit Wagner with a 11-run sixth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Thunderbirds came up short against the Raiders, falling 13-5. That's two games in a row now that the Thunderbirds have lost by exactly eight runs.

Kaysen Mattison was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kason Kallies, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Del Rio had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Dobie by a score of 6-2 on Saturday.

Del Rio's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tres McCrea, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.

Del Rio hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dobie struck out nine times.

This is the second loss in a row for Wagner and nudges their season record down to 2-7-1. As for Del Rio, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

Del Rio's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Wagner has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .463. It's a different story for Del Rio, though, as they've only averaged .321. Will they be able to contain Wagner's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.