Mountain Ridge extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping them down to 2-10. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 10-9 heartbreaker at the hands of the West Point Dragons. The Mountain Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Dragons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2025.
Sophia Villalovos made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. That RBI was her first of the season. Paisley Petrucci was another key player, going 1-for-5 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
As for West Point, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games.
On West Point's side, they got a massive performance out of Audrina Paschke, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Paschke is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games 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.
Mountain Ridge has already played their next game, a 15-0 defeat against Liberty on the 24th. As for West Point, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 22-5 victory against Apollo on the 24th.
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