Baseball Preview: Point Loma Pointers vs. Sherwood Bowmen
The Point Loma Pointers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sherwood Bowmen at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Point Loma: 3.2, Sherwood: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Point Loma earned a 5-1 victory over Poway. Five seems to be a good number for Point Loma as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
William Sanford spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Eli Montgomery, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Druw Frost was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sherwood's 24-5 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell just short of Poway by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Sherwood has lost by just one run.
Point Loma has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-3-2 record this season. As for Sherwood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
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