There’s no place like home for Long Beach, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Bay Tigers on Friday as they made off with a 12-2 win. This was a revenge game for the Bearcats: when they faced off against the Tigers on Tuesday, they had to take a 6-4 defeat.
Landon Carden spent all six innings played on the mound, and it’s clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
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On the hitting side, Long Beach let SJ Valentine and Walker Cooke run wild. Valentine went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Cooke went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave Valentine a new career-high. Aiden Downey also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Long Beach was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That’s the best batting average they’ve posted all season.
Long Beach’s victory bumped their record up to 2-8. As for Bay, they dropped their record down to 1-10 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Long Beach didn’t take long to hit the field again: they’ve already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Purvis on the 10th. As for Bay, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 16-2 defeat against Greene County on the 10th.
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