SUGAR LAND, Texas (Interstat) — The Las Vegas Aviators will continue their series against the Sugar Land Space Cowboys on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at Constellation Field in a Pacific Coast League (AAA) matchup. The weather forecast at game time is 87 degrees and clear. Thursday’s game is the third of six in the series.

Las Vegas, the visiting team, enters with an 84-57 record. Sugar Land, the home team, is 71-72. The Aviators have won the first two games of the series, beating the Space Cowboys 5-0 on Wednesday and 5-2 on Tuesday. Las Vegas has held Sugar Land to two runs in the series. Earlier in the season series, Sugar Land won 11-6 on Aug. 30 and 5-1 on Aug. 29 at Las Vegas. Las Vegas won 11-3 on Aug. 28, 13-8 on Aug. 27, 11-5 on Aug. 26, and 6-5 on Aug. 25.

Bryce Mayer is the probable pitcher for Las Vegas. He has a 6-4 record this season. Kade Morris is another Las Vegas player to watch. Morris threw six scoreless innings in Wednesday’s 5-0 win at Sugar Land, allowing one hit and striking out five. On Sept. 10 against Sacramento, he allowed two earned runs on seven hits over 6 1/3 innings while striking out three.

Brandon McPherson is a player to watch for Sugar Land. In Wednesday’s loss to Las Vegas, he allowed two hits over 4 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out two. On Sept. 10 at Oklahoma City, he gave up four earned runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings. On Sept. 4 against Reno, he allowed eight earned runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings with three strikeouts.

Las Vegas beat Sugar Land 5-0 on Wednesday behind Morris, Ben Bowden and Hayden Juenger. Bowden pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts, and Juenger added a scoreless inning. Sugar Land’s top pitchers Wednesday included McPherson, Jackson Nezuh and Julio Rodriguez. Nezuh threw two scoreless innings with two strikeouts, and Rodriguez pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout.

The teams will meet again Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Constellation Field to complete the series. Las Vegas has won two straight and seven of its last 10, including five straight against Sacramento from Sept. 9-13. Sugar Land has lost two straight and seven of its last 10, including five of six at Oklahoma City from Sept. 8-13.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Las Vegas Aviators 7, Sugar Land Space Cowboys 2. Interstat’s ELO system projects Las Vegas with a 51 percent probability to win.