After flying high against Patrick Henry on Thursday, St. Augustine came back down to earth. The Saints took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Point Loma Pointers on Monday. The Saints were not able to make up for their defeat to the Pointers from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
St. Augustine got a good showing from Ryan Popkins, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits Popkins has allowed since back in March.
On the hitting side, St. Augustine saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drake Konja, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
St. Augustine's record now sits at 13-8-1. As for Point Loma, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 12-6-1.
While St. Augustine had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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