For the first time this season, West Point will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will challenge the Apollo Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Point has three straight wins, Apollo has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Point took a 12-run defeat the last time they faced off against Mountain Ridge, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Dragons narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Mountain Lions 10-9.
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West Point got a massive performance out of Audrina Paschke, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Paschke has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Leilani Mendez, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: West Point kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Apollo fell victim to Arcadia and their airtight pitching crew last Saturday. They lost 9-0 to the Titans. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Hawks' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Apollo's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for West Point, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.
Everything went West Point's way against Apollo in their previous matchup back in March of 2025, as West Point made off with a 24-1 victory. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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