Baseball Recap: Long Comes Up Short
By Team Reports
Apr 16, 2026, 10:27pm
Baseball Recap: Long Rebels vs. Ariton Purple Cats
Long suffered their closest loss since April 24, 2025 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Ariton Purple Cats by a score of 4-2. The Rebels were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Purple Cats earlier this season, when they won 7-6.
Rebels
| 04/16/26 @ Ariton | 2-4 |
| 04/14/26 vs Ariton | 7-6 |
| 04/10/26 vs Enterprise | 3-1 |
| 04/07/26 vs Houston County | 14-0 |
| 04/03/26 vs Opp | 3-9 |
The defeat snapped Long's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-8 record. As for Ariton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season.
Long does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ariton, they will venture away from home to take on T.R. Miller at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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