Baseball Recap: Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits vs. Woodrow Wilson Bruins
Long Beach Poly fell victim to Woodrow Wilson and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Woodrow Wilson Bruins by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Long Beach Poly's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Joshue Sayre was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Woodrow Wilson's side, Ben Howard tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched.
Long Beach Poly has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season. As for Woodrow Wilson, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-11.
Long Beach Poly will head out on the road to challenge El Dorado at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (El Dorado: 2.9, Long Beach Poly: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Woodrow Wilson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cabrillo at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Woodrow Wilson is facing Cabrillo at the right time seeing as Cabrillo is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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