Softball Game Preview: Point Loma Pointers vs. Christian Patriots

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Previous 6 Games

04/29/25 - Away	7-3 W
05/10/24 - Home	1-2 L
04/24/24 - Away	2-8 L
03/21/24 - Home	0-4 L
04/29/19 - Home	19-0 W
04/11/19 - Away	9-8 W

Point Loma and Christian are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Pointers will be playing at home against the Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Point Loma has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

If Point Loma beats Christian with three runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Pointers beat Academy of Our Lady of Peace on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Pointers have posted against the Pilots since March 19, 2019.

River Hargett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Point Loma saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lola Mezzadri, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple.

Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Christian was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cathedral Catholic.

Point Loma has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-6-1.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Point Loma hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.

Point Loma beat Christian 7-3 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Do the Pointers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Patriots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.