Softball Preview: Point Loma Pointers vs. West Hills Wolf Pack
The Point Loma Pointers will stay at home for another game and welcome the West Hills Wolf Pack at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Point Loma: 3.6, West Hills: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Point Loma will bounce into Monday's game after beating Scripps Ranch, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Point Loma narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Scripps Ranch 10-9. That's two games straight that Point Loma has won by just one run.
Leyton MacPherson was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery MacPherson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Hills unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Carlsbad by a score of 3-1. West Hills has struggled against Carlsbad recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
West Hills saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Faith Balestreri, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Point Loma is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for West Hills, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7-1.
Point Loma suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to West Hills when the teams last played back in April of 2021. Will Point Loma have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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