Baseball Recap: Tuesday's Defeat Ends West Point's Winning Streak

Dragons

Previous 5 Games

04/22/25 @ Tolleson	6-7
04/18/25 vs Apollo	6-5
04/16/25 vs Marana	9-2
04/15/25 vs Browne	5-0
04/10/25 @ Valley Vista	4-3

West Point dropped their record down to 11-12-1 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Tolleson Wolverines by a score of 7-6. The Dragons were not able to make up for their loss to the Wolverines from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.

Adrian Navarro made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

As for Tolleson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-9-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.

On Tolleson's side, ADRIAN NUNEZ was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. NUNEZ has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on AMARI LUCAS, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was JOSEPH GALVEZ, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

While West Point had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.