The Avon Grove Red Devils will face off against the Downingtown East Cougars at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Downingtown East will be up against a hot Avon Grove team: the squad just extended their winning streak to seven. Avon Grove never let Henderson get on the board and left with a 9-0 win on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Downingtown East, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They had just enough and edged out East 6-5. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Sam Wendig spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks. Those four hits allowed gave her a new career-low.
On the hitting side, Downingtown East saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hailey Long, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Avon Grove pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.8 runs. As for Downingtown East, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Avon Grove couldn't quite finish off Downingtown East in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 2-0. Will Avon Grove have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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