The Henderson Warriors will challenge the Downingtown West Whippets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Henderson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Downingtown West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Henderson is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Avon Grove just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 6-3 to the Red Devils.
Henderson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Prior, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Downingtown West got the win against Sun Valley on Tuesday by a conclusive 9-1. The Whippets haven't had any issues with the Vanguards recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Downingtown West also got a great performance from Alex Breitfeller as he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Breitfeller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brett Connolly, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple. Stephen Furia was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two runs.
Downingtown West kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sun Valley only managed four hits.
Henderson's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Downingtown West, their win bumped their record up to 4-10.
Henderson took their victory against Downingtown West when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 11-1 score. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Whippets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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