The Point Loma Pointers will head out to take on the Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Point Loma has four straight wins, Academy of Our Lady of Peace has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Point Loma will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Patrick Henry, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Pointers had just enough and edged out the Patriots 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for the Pointers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Nanako Schroth, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Academy of Our Lady of Peace fell victim to El Capitan and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Vaqueros by a score of 1-0.
Alayna Ma'Ake was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and one double.
Point Loma's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Academy of Our Lady of Peace, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Point Loma hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Academy of Our Lady of Peace struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Point Loma's way against Academy of Our Lady of Peace in their previous matchup back in April, as Point Loma made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pointers since the team 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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