After flying high against Gautier on Saturday, Long Beach came back down to earth. The Bearcats fell just short of the Picayune Maroon Tide by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Bearcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Maroon Tide apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.
Kaiden Brown was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
On the hitting side, Long Beach saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Dixon, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Bearcats
| 04/14/26 @ Picayune | 1-2 |
| 04/11/26 vs Gautier | 10-0 |
| 04/10/26 @ Gautier | 13-7 |
| 04/07/26 vs Gautier | 9-3 |
| 04/04/26 vs Pascagoula | 3-19 |
Long Beach moved to 7-19 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Picayune, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-14.
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 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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