Downingtown West extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday, bumping them up to 4-1. They put the hurt on the Downingtown East Cougars with a sharp 9-2 win. Considering the Whippets have won three matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kiri Weidner made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
Casey McWilliams
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Casey McWilliams, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Mackenzie Noles was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Downingtown West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Downingtown East only posted a batting average of .174.
As for Downingtown East, they now have a losing record of 1-2. They have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
On Downingtown East's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Catie Dewese, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Downingtown West is set to square off against their familiar foe Henderson at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Downingtown East will challenge rival Bayard Rustin at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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