Oxford is 0-8 against Downingtown East since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Oxford Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Downingtown East Cougars at 4:30 p.m.
Oxford is is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Monday. They fell just short of Sun Valley by a score of 5-4.
Meanwhile, Downingtown East entered their tilt with Avon Grove with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They never let the Red Devils onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Friday.
Not much got past Rachael Schumann, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Avon Grove off the board. Schumann has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Downingtown East's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Waterer, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Oxford's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Downingtown East, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with that victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season.
Oxford came up short against Downingtown East in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Oxford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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