Baseball Game Preview: Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits vs. Millikan Rams

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Previous Games

03/21/25 - Neutral	0-1 L
04/26/24 - Neutral	1-14 L
03/26/24 - Home	1-3 L
04/06/23 - Neutral	4-3 W
03/20/23 - Away	3-0 W
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Long Beach Poly and Millikan are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Jackrabbits are taking a road trip to take on the Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Long Beach Poly will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

Long Beach Poly's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Paramount by a score of 5-0.

Ryan King tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Long Beach Poly's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tate Hammond, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double. Izaiyah Gutierrez was another, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Millikan unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They came up short against Templeton, falling 9-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Rams have suffered since February 24, 2024.

Long Beach Poly's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-10. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Millikan, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.