For the second straight game, Pascagoula will face off against Long Beach. The Panthers will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Bearcats at 12:00 p.m.
Pascagoula blew Long Beach out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Long Beach got their revenge. The Panthers fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 7-5. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
For Long Beach's part, Caden Ahrens looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Ahrens is becoming a predictor of the Bearcats' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 3-1 (and 8-9 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Will Brady, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Walker Cooke was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Long Beach now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Pascagoula, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
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