Softball Recap: Downingtown East Cougars vs. East Vikings
In what's become a running theme this season, Downingtown East gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against the East Vikings as the Downingtown East Cougars made off with a 12-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Downingtown East as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Rachael Schumann spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sam Wendig, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lucia Giuliano, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On East's side, they also let their pitcher toss all six innings played and she was also dialed-in: Rebecca Opperman gave up only one earned (and 11 unearned) runs on 12 hits.
At the plate, East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Koberg, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Downingtown East's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1. As for East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-6.
Downingtown East will be playing at home against Henderson at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for East, they will head out on the road to take on Bishop Shanahan at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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