Long Beach had lost five straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 4-17 to make it six. They fell just short of the Pascagoula Panthers by a score of 2-0. The shutout was out of character for the Bearcats seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Long Beach saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colby Decell, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
As for Pascagoula, with the win, they broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-14-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted against Long Beach since April 5, 2024.
On Pascagoula's side, not much got past Willie Sims, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Long Beach off the board. Sims also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Panthers are 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-12-1 otherwise.
While Long Beach had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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