It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Downingtown West ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past the Downingtown East Cougars 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Whippets have posted since April 2nd.
Sami Harple
| 04/25/25 vs Downingtown East | 4 |
| 04/08/25 vs Bishop Shanahan | 3 |
| 03/28/25 @ Central Bucks South | 3 |
| 03/25/25 vs Oxford | 3 |
| 04/16/25 @ Bayard Rustin | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Sami Harple, who went 4-for-5 with two RBI and one run. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Riccardo, who went 3-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Downingtown West kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Downingtown West pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Downingtown East, they moved to 9-6 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Downingtown West will take on rival Unionville at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Downingtown East is set to challenge their familiar foe Great Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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