The West Point Dragons will face off against the Dobson Mustangs at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
West Point is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Cesar Chavez on Thursday as West Point made off with a 12-1 victory. With that win, the Dragons brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Adrian Navarro was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Kenyer Martinez was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Aaron Ruiz was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
West Point was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Dobson didn't have quite enough to beat Apollo on Thursday and fell 11-10. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brody Dobson and Jake Dobson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Brody scored three runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Jake went 3-for-5 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Cristian Renderos, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI.
The victory got West Point back to even at 2-2. As for Dobson, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
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