The Point Loma Pointers are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Scripps Ranch Falcons at 4:00 p.m.
Point Loma will face Scripps Ranch after dropping another heartbreaker against Granite Hills on Monday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. Point Loma lost 13-7 to Granite Hills. Point Loma has not had much luck with Granite Hills recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Leyton MacPherson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Avery MacPherson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Scripps Ranch can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against Canyon Hills as Scripps Ranch made off with an 11-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Scripps Ranch considering their two-run performance the game before.
Lily Eigen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Eigen has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Eigen was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sienna Cole and Sarah Cornelissen did most of the damage at the plate: Cole went 3-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Cornelissen scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Jayde Armenta was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Point Loma's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Scripps Ranch, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Point Loma came out on top in a nail-biter against Scripps Ranch when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 10-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Point Loma since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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