A group of Southern Miss Golden Eagles are put to the test on this week's episode of "The LeeBo & Irby Show." Jason Munz/Hattiesburg American
The celebration will have to wait.
Needing to beat Louisiana Tech Sunday to clinch the Conference USA championship, Southern Miss lost 8-3 at Pete Taylor Park. The second-place Bulldogs, who won the series (the Golden Eagles’ first such loss since April 21-23, 2017), are 2½ games back with three games to play. Southern Miss needs one win at Marshall next week or a Louisiana Tech loss (at home against Old Dominion) to clinch its second consecutive league title.