The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits will square off against the Camarillo Scorpions at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The last four games Long Beach Poly has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Long Beach Poly is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Poly. That's two games straight that the Jackrabbits have won by just one run.
Ryan King tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Long Beach Poly's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Izaiyah Gutierrez, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Camarillo waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Vikings. Six seems to be a good number for the Scorpions as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Camarillo also got a great performance from Andrew Aragon as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Aragon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Grant Tsuji was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Corsten Victoria was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Camarillo kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 13.
Long Beach Poly's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-13. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Camarillo, their victory bumped their record up to 14-16.
