The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits will take on the St. Anthony Saints at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Long Beach Poly proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 16) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Lakewood. The victory continues a trend for the Jackrabbits in their matchups with the Lancers: they’ve now won four in a row.
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Malakai Pruitt tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn’t given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Tate Hammond was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Neil Morris, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, St. Anthony owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Bosco Tech 1-0.
Long Beach Poly’s record is now 8-4. As for St. Anthony, their record now sits at 10-2-1.
Long Beach Poly couldn’t quite get it done against St. Anthony in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Can the Jackrabbits avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
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