Long Beach Poly suffered their closest defeat since March 26, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of the Carson Colts by a score of 6-4. The Jackrabbits have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Long Beach Poly got a good showing from Ryan King, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs King has allowed since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Izaiyah Gutierrez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Tate Hammond, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Long Beach Poly's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Carson, they moved to 1-5 with that win, which also ended their six-game losing streak.
Long Beach Poly and Carson could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Long Beach Poly will challenge Downey at 3:15 p.m. on Monday down 229 places (344 vs. 115). Meanwhile, Carson (ranked 434th) will meet Lakewood (ranked 144th) at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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