Baseball Game Preview: West Point Dragons vs. Shadow Ridge Stallions

Dragons

Runs

03/31/26 @ Shadow Ridge	3
03/26/26 vs Eagle Point	5
03/24/26 vs Vista Ridge	13
03/23/26 vs Hood River Valley	5
03/20/26 vs McMinnville	7
+ 8 more games

For the second straight game, West Point will face off against Shadow Ridge. The Dragons will host the Stallions at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. West Point is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.

West Point is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Shadow Ridge just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 6-3 to the Stallions.

For Shadow Ridge's part, Nathan Paxman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on DJ Lafitte, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Kael Leon, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

Shadow Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for West Point, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.