The Downingtown East Cougars will face off against the Coatesville Red Raiders at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Downingtown East 3.9, Coatesville 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Coatesville will be up against a hot Downingtown East squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. The Cougars came out on top against Bishop Shanahan by a score of 6-3 on Friday.
Lilly Waterer
| 05/02/25 @ Bishop Shanahan | 2 |
| 04/30/25 vs Henderson | 1 |
| 04/28/25 vs Great Valley | 1 |
| 04/09/25 @ Coatesville | 1 |
| 04/03/25 @ Oxford | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Lilly Waterer, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Madison Baroni, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Coatesville made sure to put some runs up on the board against Henderson on Friday. The Red Raiders put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 11-1 victory. The Red Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
Gracelynn Landis spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jillian Wimmer was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Samantha Fegley was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Coatesville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Henderson only posted an OBP of .167.
Coatesville's win bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Downingtown East, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Downingtown East hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Coatesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.8 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
