East and Coatesville are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The East Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Coatesville Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Coatesville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on East, who comes in off a win.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but East ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past Henderson 5-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East.
Rebecca Opperman spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks. Those eight innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Caelyn Rodriguez and Grace Koberg did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Koberg scored a run while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Cross, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
After soaring to a seven-point victory in their last game, Coatesville came back down to earth on Friday. They fell just short of Oxford by a score of 10-8. Even though they lost, Coatesville's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.3 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Danielle Sweigart made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Taylor Sherry was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Coatesville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The win got East back to even at 3-3. As for Coatesville, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
East suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Coatesville when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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