| 04/22/24 - Away | 7-0 W |
| 03/28/24 - Home | 14-0 W |
| 04/19/23 - Home | 17-0 W |
| 03/17/23 - Away | 15-0 W |
| 04/06/22 - Home | 14-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Long Beach Poly is a perfect 10-0 against Compton since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. Long Beach Poly will challenge Compton at 4:00 p.m. Long Beach Poly's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Compton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Long Beach Poly easily dispatched Calvary Chapel on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Long Beach Poly fell just short of Woodrow Wilson by a score of 3-1 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Jackrabbits couldn't push the score so high this time.
Long Beach Poly saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Deven Munoz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Compton hadn't done well against Cabrillo recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Compton came out on top in a nail-biter against Cabrillo, sneaking past 9-8. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Tarbabes as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
Rafael Vicente made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Compton's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-6-1 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Anthony Jacobo was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He has become a key player for Compton: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-6-1 otherwise. Lucio Catal?n also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Long Beach Poly's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Compton, the victory got them back to even at 6-6-1.
Long Beach Poly took their win against Compton in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 7-0. Does Long Beach Poly have another victory up their sleeve, or will Compton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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