Long Beach Poly had to settle for second on Monday, but Matthew Garcia sure wasn't going down easily. Downey had no answer to Garcia as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
Coming up, Garcia and Long Beach Poly will face off against Roosevelt at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Long Beach Poly will be headed into this one with a sizable disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 475 places lower in California), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Garcia? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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