Baseball Game Preview: Huntington Red Devils vs. Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns

The Huntington Red Devils will head out to take on the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Huntington will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.

Hamshire-Fannett's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: Huntington hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Huntington's pitchers stepped up to hand Silsbee a 7-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Red Devils have won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Caden Carney was excellent, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Landon Johnson also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Hamshire-Fannett can bid farewell to their 12-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over Port Arthur Memorial. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Longhorns considering their two-run performance the match before.

Yair Terrazas made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Terrazas was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Grammer, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Ty Bryson was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Hamshire-Fannett always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Port Arthur Memorial only posted an OBP of .143.

Huntington's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hamshire-Fannett, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.