Compton is 0-10 against Long Beach Poly since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Compton Tarbabes will be staying on the road to face off against the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits at 4:00 p.m. Neither Compton nor Long Beach Poly posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Monday, Compton came up short against Monroe and fell 6-2.
Compton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Mora, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. Mora has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Long Beach Poly didn't have quite enough to beat Millikan on Tuesday and fell 3-1. Long Beach Poly has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Joshue Sayre was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Compton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Long Beach Poly, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Compton suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Long Beach Poly in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Compton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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