The East Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Downingtown West Whippets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
East is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Sun Valley 12-2 on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Vanguards: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Downingtown West had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 7-1 victory.
James Posner was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Downingtown West is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 5-10 otherwise. Posner was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Downingtown West got a great performance from Austen Frye as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Frye has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Zach Slade, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Daniel Kershner also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Downingtown West pushed their record up to 7-11 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for East, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Everything went East's way against Downingtown West in their previous matchup back in April, as East made off with an 11-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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