While Long Beach didn’t have the best season last year (they finished 6-21), it’s starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 63-50 win over the Sacred Heart Crusaders on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bearcats.

Long Beach’s record is now 7-3. As for Sacred Heart, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.

Coming up, Long Beach won’t have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Resurrection Catholic at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Bearcats’ defense better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 62.9 points per game this season. As for Sacred Heart, they will challenge Vancleave at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Crusaders will be up against the Bulldogs’ rather soft defense (which has allowed 50.27 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.

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