Baseball Preview: Downingtown West Whippets vs. Bishop Shanahan Eagles
Downingtown West is 8-2 against Bishop Shanahan since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Downingtown West Whippets will look to defend their home field against the Bishop Shanahan Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Downingtown West's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Bishop Shanahan's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Downingtown West's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Kennett as Downingtown West made off with an 8-0 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Downingtown West has managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bishop Shanahan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Unionville by a score of 3-2.
Jake Scott was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Scott has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Scott was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Scott wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack O?Day, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Downingtown West and bumps their season record up to 9-3. As for Bishop Shanahan, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Downingtown West came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop Shanahan in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bishop Shanahan's Connor Hill, who tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Downingtown West still be able to contain Hill? There's only one way to find out.
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