The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits will head out on the road to challenge the Paramount Pirates at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Long Beach Poly 3.5, Paramount 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, Long Beach Poly made easy work of Cabrillo and carried off a 10-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jackrabbits.
The team relied heavily on Tate Hammond, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Fausto Gaxiola, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Long Beach Poly was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Paramount entered their tilt with Firebaugh on Monday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Falcons 9-3. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Brandon Martinez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Fabricio Aguilar was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Paramount pushed their record up to 14-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Long Beach Poly, their record now sits at 9-10.
Long Beach Poly was able to grind out a solid win over Paramount in their previous meeting back in March of 2018, winning 7-4. Do the Jackrabbits have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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