St. Augustine typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Point Loma proved too difficult a challenge. Everything went their way against the St. Augustine Saints as they made off with a 7-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Point Loma as they're now sitting on three straight.
Matthew Garrison tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Druw Frost was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Adrian Gomez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On St. Augustine's side, they got a good showing from Ryan Popkins, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Popkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Augustine saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Carney, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Point Loma's win bumped their record up to 12-5-3. As for St. Augustine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Point Loma will take on Patrick Henry at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Patrick Henry's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Point Loma's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Augustine, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Ramona at 4:00 p.m. St. Augustine is facing Ramona at the right time seeing as Ramona is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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