Downingtown East's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Coatesville on Monday. The Cougars came out on top against the Sun Valley Vanguards by a score of 8-3. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Vanguards: they've now won six in a row.
Sam Wendig made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Wendig was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hailey Long, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Madison Baroni, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Downingtown East pushed their record up to 6-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Sun Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Downingtown East will face off against rival Kennett at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Sun Valley is set to square off against their familiar foe Downingtown West at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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