The Point Loma Pointers will head out to square off against the Grossmont Foothillers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Point Loma will be strutting in after a victory while Grossmont will be coming in after a loss.
Point Loma took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Cathedral Catholic 5-4.
Wyatt Smith looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Point Loma let Wyatt Olson and Ace Selchow run wild. Olson went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, while Selchow went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that Selchow has snagged this season.
Point Loma was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cathedral Catholic only posted a batting average of .250.
Meanwhile, Grossmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Helix. Even though they lost, the Foothillers' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Grossmont saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Burke, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles. Trey Crawford was another, going 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Point Loma is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Grossmont, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Point Loma couldn't quite get it done against Grossmont when the teams last played back in April of 2025 as they fell 5-2. Can the Pointers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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