Long Beach extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 3-12. They lost 14-6 to the Hancock Hawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-2 on Tuesday.
Long Beach saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Dixon, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
As for Hancock, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-2. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by seven runs or more this season.
On Hancock's side, they gave Tripp Peterson the start and clearly made the right call: he tossed five innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, James Stieler was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Coleton Hopgood, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hancock beat Long Beach by a score of 18-5 on Saturday.
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