Millikan entered their tilt with Long Beach Poly with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits on Tuesday. This was payback for Millikan, who suffered a 4-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Nolan Patterson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Anthony Pack was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Enrique Lopez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Long Beach Poly's side, 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). Sayre has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, 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.
Millikan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Long Beach Poly, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.
Millikan will square off against Cathedral at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Long Beach Poly, they will be playing at home against Compton at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Long Beach Poly's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Compton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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