Softball Recap: Downingtown East Cougars vs. Avon Grove Red Devils
Downingtown East entered their tilt with Avon Grove with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Avon Grove Red Devils a 2-0 shutout on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Downingtown East also won the last time the pair played back in March.
The result came thanks to Rachael Schumann's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Downingtown East's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Waterer, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
On Avon Grove's side, they got a good showing from Payton Hale, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Downingtown East pushed their record up to 13-1 with that win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Avon Grove, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Downingtown East will take on Oxford at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Avon Grove, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Bishop Shanahan at 5:30 p.m. The last three games Avon Grove has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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