CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Interstat) — Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated Houston Christian 3-2 on Sunday afternoon to salvage the final game of a three-game Southland series.

Preston Watkins tossed seven innings for the Islanders, allowing six hits and one earned run with four strikeouts. Austin Russell hit a solo home run in the fifth inning, his first of the season, to give the Islanders a 3-2 lead. Cade Sanchez drove in a run with a second-inning single and Jarrett Flaggert added a sacrifice fly.

Houston Christian took a 2-1 lead in the third on a run-scoring groundout by Rader. The Huskies outhit the Islanders 8-6 but grounded into three double plays. Louis Castano threw three scoreless innings in relief for the Huskies.

Easten Smith recorded the final four outs for the Islanders without allowing a hit. The Islanders improved to 23-24 while the Huskies fell to 21-25.