On Tuesday, Downingtown East faced Quakertown in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Downingtown East Cougars might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-1 to the Quakertown Panthers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Downingtown East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jade Jenkins was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
On Quakertown's side, Abbey Wagner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Wagner has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Wagner was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
Wagner wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ellie Hilton, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Downingtown East's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-3. As for Quakertown, they pushed their record up to 22-2 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home.
Downingtown East will head out on the road to square off against North Penn at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Downingtown East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Quakertown, they will head out on the road to challenge Downingtown West at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Downingtown West will roll in looking for their 24th straight win, something Quakertown surely won't give up without a fight.
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