Baseball Game Preview: Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits vs. Woodrow Wilson Bruins

Long Beach Poly and Woodrow Wilson are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. Long Beach Poly will square off against Woodrow Wilson at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Last Tuesday, Long Beach Poly made easy work of Calvary Chapel and carried off an 11-2 victory.

Matthew Garcia made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

Tate Hammond

Runs (Career)

03/25/25 @ Calvary Chapel	3
04/22/24 @ Compton	2
04/17/24 vs Jordan	2
04/01/24 @ Sonora	2
03/28/24 vs Compton	2

In other batting news, Tate Hammond was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Lucas Guggenheim also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Woodrow Wilson). Everything went their way against Compton on Wednesday as Woodrow Wilson made off with a 17-1 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Cole Mountain looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk).

On the hitting side, Nathaniel Parris was a standout: he scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rudy Carlos, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.

Woodrow Wilson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Woodrow Wilson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. Long Beach Poly's record now sits at 4-8.