Point Loma has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Christian Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Point Loma's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Point Loma's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past West Hills' usually-dominant pitching crew. Point Loma put the hurt on West Hills with a sharp 10-0 win. Point Loma might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Avery MacPherson, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Leyton MacPherson was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 7-2 to Mater Dei Catholic. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Christian couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kaitlyn Moody made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Christian was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post three or more doubles.
Point Loma's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. As for Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5-1.
Point Loma came up short against Christian in their previous matchup back in March, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Christian's Ava Barrios, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Point Loma knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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