Compton had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 8-13-1 to make it four. They came up short against the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits, falling 12-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Jackrabbits this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-0 back in April.
As for Long Beach Poly, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
For Long Beach Poly's part, Deven Munoz and Antonio Yepez did most of the damage at the plate: Munoz earned one RBI, three runs, and one stolen base, while Yepez went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those two hits gave Yepez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lucas Guggenheim, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Compton will square off against Dominguez at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Long Beach Poly, they will challenge Edison at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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