Baseball Game Preview: Rudder Rangers vs. Huntsville Hornets

The Rudder Rangers will challenge the Huntsville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rudder is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

Rudder is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-6 heartbreaker at the hands of Huntsville. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Rangers have suffered since February 24, 2024.

Austin Isom

Stolen Base (Career)

03/18/25 @ Huntsville	2
03/07/25 @ Bastrop	1
03/07/25 vs Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin	1
02/21/25 vs Benjamin Davis	1
02/20/25 vs Sam Rayburn	1

Austin Isom was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Adrian Herrera, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and three RBI.

Rudder's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5-2. As for Huntsville, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 9-9-1.