Long Beach proved they can win big on Friday (they won by ten) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past the Purvis Tornadoes 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that’s the closest victory the Bearcats have posted since March 21, 2025.
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Kaiden Brown got the start for Long Beach and what a start it was: he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Brown has been consistent recently: he hasn’t given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Long Beach saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Dixon, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Long Beach has been performing well recently as they’ve won three of their last four contests. That’s provided a nice bump to their 3-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Purvis, their loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3.
Long Beach will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tornadoes: the pair’s next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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