Football Preview: Point Loma Pointers vs. St. Augustine Saints
Point Loma has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the St. Augustine Saints at 7:00 p.m. Neither Point Loma nor St. Augustine posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Point Loma's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lincoln on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 defeat at the hands of the Hornets. The loss continues a trend for the Pointers in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Madison.
St. Augustine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pai Polamalu and McGinnis Killian. The dominant performance also gave Polamalu a new career-high in rushing yards.
Point Loma now has a losing record at 3-4. As for St. Augustine, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Point Loma couldn't quite finish off St. Augustine in their previous matchup back in November of 2019 and fell 31-28. Thankfully for Point Loma, Byron Cardwell (who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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