Bayard Rustin had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the East Vikings. For Bayard Rustin, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat East walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Kelly Fricker, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Garner, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On East's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Antczak, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Bayard Rustin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for East, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bayard Rustin will take on Kennett at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. As for East, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Downingtown East at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (East: 3.2, Downingtown East: 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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