Long Beach suffered their closest defeat since March 26, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of the St. Patrick Fighting Irish by a score of 5-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Fighting Irish this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-1 back in February.
Long Beach dropped their record down to 3-6 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for St. Patrick, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Long Beach will head out to face off against Poplarville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Poplarville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Long Beach's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Patrick, they will head out on the road to square off against Perry Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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