Baseball Preview: Cathedral Catholic Dons vs. Point Loma Pointers
Cathedral Catholic has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Point Loma Pointers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cathedral Catholic: 3.5, Point Loma: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cathedral Catholic's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Point Loma on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Pointers by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time Cathedral Catholic couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
For Point Loma's part, Luis Lara looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lara has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Point Loma saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffin Ice, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Cathedral Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 18-6. As for Point Loma, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cathedral Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Point Loma struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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