Downingtown East's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Downingtown West on Monday. The Cougars came out on top against the Great Valley Patriots by a score of 7-4. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Downingtown East let Madison Baroni and Sophia Gange run wild. Baroni went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Gange went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave Gange a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lilly Waterer, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Downingtown East kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Cougars
| 04/28/25 vs Great Valley | 7-4 |
| 04/23/25 vs Avon Grove | 1-0 |
| 04/16/25 vs Kennett | 14-0 |
| 04/14/25 vs Sun Valley | 8-3 |
| 03/26/25 vs Downingtown West | 4-1 |
| 03/17/25 vs East | 6-5 |
Downingtown East pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Great Valley, their record is now 6-9.
Looking ahead, Downingtown East will welcome Bishop Shanahan at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars are facing the Eagles at the right time seeing as the Eagles are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Great Valley, they will face off against Sun Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The Vanguards have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.54 runs per game on average), something the Patriots will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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