East is 2-8 against Downingtown East since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The East Vikings will be playing at home against the Downingtown East Cougars at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (East: 3.2, Downingtown East: 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Bayard Rustin just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Knights.
East saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Antczak, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Downingtown East gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They blew past Oxford 11-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Downingtown East considering their two-run performance the match before.
Rachael Schumann made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Schumann has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Schumann was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophia Kucera, who scored a run while going 5-for-5. Another player making a difference was Katie Cohen, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
East's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5. As for Downingtown East, their victory was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
East came up short against Downingtown East when the teams last played back in April, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Schumann, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Now that East knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
