Long Beach fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against George County on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bearcats have suffered since February 15th.
Long Beach saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dax Arkin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI. Aiden Downey also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Long Beach and nudges their season record down to 10-9. As for George County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Long Beach Bearcats duke it out with Pascagoula Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for George County, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Picayune at 7:00 p.m. Picayune will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something George County surely won't give up without a fight.
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