Baseball Recap: South Point Takes a Loss

South Point blew Rock Hill out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Rock Hill got their revenge. The Pointers fell just short of the Redmen by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Pointers couldn't push the score so high this time.

Joey Lobaldo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Brayden Hanshaw was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

South Point's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.67 runs. As for Rock Hill, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. South Point will square off against rival Portsmouth at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Rock Hill is set to face off against their familiar foe Fairland at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.