After flying high against Pascagoula last Friday, Long Beach came back down to earth. The Long Beach Bearcats fell just short of the Picayune Maroon Tide by a score of 8-6 on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Long Beach in their matchups with Picayune: they've now lost four in a row.
For Picayune's part, the team relied heavily on Brooklyn Wilson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Addison Watts was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Long Beach's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Picayune, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9-1.
While Long Beach had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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