Compton is 0-10 against Long Beach Poly since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Compton Tarbabes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Compton will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Cabrillo, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Compton walked away with a 9-5 win over Cabrillo on Friday.
Andrew Ruiz was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Ruiz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Jacob Garcia was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Johnathan Arteaga, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Long Beach Poly sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over El Dorado on Saturday.
Jacob Mason looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Long Beach Poly's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nate Berumen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Compton's victory bumped their record up to 5-13. As for Long Beach Poly, their win bumped their record up to 12-14.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Compton has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Long Beach Poly struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Compton suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Long Beach Poly in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Long Beach Poly's Malakai Pruitt, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Compton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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