UPDATE: Start Time Announced For Game 3 of Lone Star Showdown After Lengthy Delay

The No. 18 Texas A&M Aggies have already clinched the series at home against No. 2 Texas and have the chance to break out the brooms for the weekend sweep, but the only brooms getting broken out right now are the ones being used to brush water off the infield tarp.

For the second time this weekend, action between the two Lone Star State rivals is being delayed due to an appearance by Mother Nature, with showers pushing back the original start time of 1:00 PM.

As this article is published, the current plan is for an 9:30 PM start time, barring any additional heavy rain or thunder and lightning making an appearance in College Station.

Rain Delays Start to Game 3 of Texas A&M vs. Texas

Texas A&M Aggies' Terrence Kiel II (1) dives safely into first base. | Jake Crandall / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The precipitation aspect of the water cycle also greeted Blue Bell Park yesterday during the bottom of the first inning, causing an almost two-hour delay before play finally resumed.

Currently, there is an 80 percent chance of rain at 2:00 PM, a 55 percent chance for 3:00 and 4:00, a 60 percent chance at 5:00, and a 50 percent chance at 6:00 before dipping down to 40 percent at 7:00.

Yesterday's game, after the delay, saw Michael Earley's squad rack up runs quick, fast, and in a hurry, as Nico Partida's two-run double before the pause lead to another two-run double by catcher Bear Harrison and 11 batters in the inning later, and the Ags were sitting pretty with an 8-1 lead, a lead that they held for the rest of the contest as they defeated the Horns, 11-4.

Friday night's contest saw the two SEC heavyweights go blow for blow, trading runs for the majority of the night before Texas A&M finally pulled away in the latter third of the game thanks to elite pitching from Clayton Freshcorn.

Even though the righty surrendered a pair of back-to-back jacks in the top of the ninth to put A&M's lead to one run, the pressure didn't get to the junior arm, and it resulted in him picking up his seventh save of the year as A&M won, 9-8.

The series finale will get underway shortly, but until then, feel free to turn on a playlist of songs that may include "Umbrella" by Rihanna, "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses, or "The Rain Song" by Led Zeppelin.

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