Baseball Recap: Griffin Ice can't quite lead Point Loma over Cathedral Catholic

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 1:10pm

Baseball Recap: Point Loma Pointers vs. Cathedral Catholic Dons

Point Loma was the 1-0 winner over Cathedral Catholic when they last played one another last Wednesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Point Loma Pointers fell 4-1 to the Cathedral Catholic Dons on Friday.

Point Loma saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffin Ice, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.

On Cathedral Catholic's side, they got a great performance from Owen Smyth as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Smyth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Anthony Perritano and Joseph Anderson did most of the damage at the plate: Perritano scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Anderson went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Alex Harrington was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

Point Loma's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7-4. As for Cathedral Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Point Loma will take on Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Cathedral Catholic, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Augustine at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Augustine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

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