Softball Recap: West Point Dragons vs. Cesar Chavez Champions
West Point can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They walked away with an 11-7 victory over the Cesar Chavez Champions. This was a revenge contest for West Point, as the team was forced to settle for a 13-9 defeat when these two played last Monday.
West Point got a big performance out of Leilani Mendez, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Joanna Lafarga, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
On Cesar Chavez's side, Eva Harrison made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeha Giacoletti-Diaz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
West Point's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Cesar Chavez, they dropped their record down to 7-12 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
West Point will take on Valley Vista at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Point will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Cesar Chavez, they will head out on the road to challenge Shadow Ridge at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Cesar Chavez is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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