Baseball Game Preview: Tolar Rattlers vs. Early Longhorns

For the second straight game, Tolar will face off against Early. The Rattlers will square off against the Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Tolar is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since February 22nd on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Early 2-1. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Rattlers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Rowdy Tryon

Earned Runs

03/25/25 @ Peaster	7
02/27/25 @ Glen Rose	2
04/01/25 vs Early	1
03/11/25 @ Millsap	1

Rowdy Tryon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Tolar's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 3-1 (and 2-10 when he doesn't).

At the plate, Tolar saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talan Culberson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

This is the second loss in a row for Early and nudges their season record down to 4-12. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Tolar, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11.