Downingtown East and Coatesville are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Downingtown East Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Coatesville Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Coatesville took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Downingtown East, who comes in off a win.
Downingtown East took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Bishop Shanahan as Downingtown East made off with a 14-0 victory. Downingtown East might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matches by seven runs or more this season.
Rachael Schumann made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Schumann has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Schumann was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Sophia Kucera was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sam Wendig, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Coatesville fell victim to a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Avon Grove on Thursday. Coatesville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jillian Wimmer made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Downingtown East pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Coatesville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Downingtown East beat Coatesville 6-1 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Downingtown East since the team 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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