Softball Recap: West Point Wins Going Away Against Browne

Dragons

Margin (Wins)

03/19/25 vs Camelback	25
03/27/25 @ Apollo	23
04/10/25 vs Valley Vista	19
04/08/25 @ Valley Vista	16
03/20/25 vs Skyline	15

West Point won the last time they faced Browne and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Dragons blew past the Bruins 16-5. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won 11 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Mariah Mendez, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 5-for-5. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellah Del a Riva, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.

West Point was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive contests.

West Point pushed their record up to 12-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.7 runs over those games. As for Browne, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Point will square off against Marana at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Dragons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 9.6 runs per game this season. As for Browne, they will challenge Cesar Chavez at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The Champions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.38 runs per game on average), something the Bruins will no doubt try to take advantage of.