Baseball Game Preview: Rockwall Yellowjackets vs. Longview Lobos

For the second straight game, Rockwall will face off against Longview. The Yellowjackets will head out on the road to take on the Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rockwall is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.

Rockwall's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Longview 10-0. The Yellowjackets not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since February 6th (when they won 14-3).

Hudson Holt

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/17/26 vs Longview	6
03/05/26 vs Lovejoy	2
02/28/26 vs Johnson	2
02/21/26 vs San Marcos	2
02/28/26 @ Lake Travis	1

Hudson Holt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Rockwall is 2-0-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 4-7-2 otherwise. Holt was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Maddox Bain looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

Back at the plate, Rockwall let Kace Cavin and Jake Usrey run wild. Cavin went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Usrey got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs. Usrey is becoming a predictor of Rockwall's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-0-1 (and 4-7-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was AJ Newby, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.

Rockwall always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Longview's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Rockwall, their record now sits at 6-7-3.