Rudder extended their losing streak to six on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 11-12-2 in the process. They fell 6-2 to the College Station Cougars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-6 on Tuesday.
Jayden Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Rudder saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Isom, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
As for College Station, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games.
On College Station's side, Kaden Green looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The Cougars are 6-1 when Green allows two or fewer hits, but 7-9 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cade Cadenewton6@Gmail.Com, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Rudder is set to challenge their familiar foe Brenham at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, College Station will square off against rival Lake Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars are on a six-game streak of home wins, the Lions a three-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.
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