Softball Game Preview: Downingtown West Whippets vs. Bishop Shanahan Eagles

Whippets

Runs

04/28/25 vs Unionville	4
04/25/25 vs Downingtown East	4
04/23/25 vs Henderson	10
04/22/25 @ Kennett	12
04/16/25 @ Bayard Rustin	3
+ 11 more games

Downingtown West is a perfect 10-0 against Bishop Shanahan since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Whippets will challenge the Eagles at 3:45 p.m. Downingtown West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

Downingtown West fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Unionville on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 7-4 to the Longhorns. The Whippets' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Downingtown West saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sami Harple, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.

Meanwhile, Bishop Shanahan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Downingtown East. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered since April 10, 2024.

Downingtown West's record now sits at 11-5. As for Bishop Shanahan, their record is now 3-11.

Everything went Downingtown West's way against Bishop Shanahan when the teams last played on April 8th, as Downingtown West made off with a 15-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Whippets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.