Bishop Shanahan had lost four straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 5-14 to make it five. They fell 6-3 to the Downingtown East Cougars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-5 on Tuesday.
Caitlin Moore and Emma Bush stepped up to the plate in a big way. Moore went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Bush went 1-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that Bush has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikayla Palantino, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Downingtown East, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On Downingtown East's side, Lilly Waterer was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave Waterer 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.
Bishop Shanahan has already played their next matchup, a 5-2 win against Henderson on the 5th. As for Downingtown East, they will square off against Coatesville at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 3.9, the Red Raiders 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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