Downingtown West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against the Coatesville Red Raiders, falling 74-47. While losing is never fun, the Whippets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 30th).
Downingtown West's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-7. As for Coatesville, their win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Downingtown West will square off against East at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Coatesville, they and Plymouth Whitemarsh will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Plymouth Whitemarsh has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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