Softball Preview: Shadow Ridge Stallions vs. West Point Dragons
Shadow Ridge is 3-0 against West Point since March of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Shadow Ridge Stallions will look to defend their home field against the West Point Dragons at 3:45 p.m. Shadow Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
Shadow Ridge can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on Maryvale with a sharp 14-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Shadow Ridge.
Kylie Dowden was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. J'kai'a Graves was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Point suffered a rough 12-1 loss at the hands of Shadow Ridge on Tuesday. West Point has not had much luck with Shadow Ridge recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
West Point saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angelique Chavez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Shadow Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season. As for West Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
West Point's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Shadow Ridge has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.7 hits per game. It's a different story for West Point, though, as they've been averaging 12.4. Given Shadow Ridge's sizable advantage in that area, West Point will need to find a way to close that gap.
Shadow Ridge took their victory against West Point in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 12-1. Will Shadow Ridge repeat their success, or does West Point have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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