Baseball Preview: Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits vs. Compton Tarbabes
Long Beach Poly is 10-0 against Compton since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits will look to defend their home field against the Compton Tarbabes at 4:00 p.m. Long Beach Poly hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
On Tuesday, Long Beach Poly didn't have quite enough to beat Millikan and fell 3-1.
Joshue Sayre was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Long Beach Poly saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Ritz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Compton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Monroe.
Long Beach Poly's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Compton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Long Beach Poly took their win against Compton in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 17-0. Does Long Beach Poly have another victory up their sleeve, or will Compton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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