Baseball Game Preview: San Marcos Rattlers vs. El Campo Ricebirds

The San Marcos Rattlers will take on the El Campo Ricebirds at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

El Campo will be up against a hot San Marcos team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Rattlers came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against Johnson.

Meanwhile, El Campo posted their closest victory since March 29th on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Needville 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Ricebirds as they're now sitting on three straight.

San Marcos pushed their record up to 21-7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for El Campo, their win bumped their record up to 17-8-1.