Baseball Recap: Long Finds Playoff Glory Versus Blacksher

Rebels

Margin (Wins)

03/14/26 @ Northside Methodist Academy	18
03/16/26 @ Carroll	17
03/14/26 @ Northside Methodist Academy	16
03/31/26 vs Abbeville	15
04/24/26 vs Luverne	14

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Long had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Blacksher Bulldogs 9-2. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 contests by six runs or more this season.

Long is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Blacksher, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-16.

Looking ahead, Long will take on Tuscaloosa Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blacksher does not have any more games scheduled as of now.