The Point Loma Pointers will challenge the University City Centurions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Point Loma 2.8, University City 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Point Loma fell victim to Patrick Henry and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots. Pointers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Patriots since on Thursday.
Meanwhile, University City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 7-4 to Madison. That's two games in a row now that the Centurions have lost by exactly three runs.
Jayden Parker was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was AJ Curry, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
University City's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Point Loma, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-5-1.
Point Loma came out on top in a nail-biter against University City in their previous matchup back in May of 2017, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Pointers repeat their success, or do the Centurions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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