The Coatesville Red Raiders will head out on the road to take on the East Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Coatesville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Coatesville gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Sun Valley with a sharp 14-4 victory.
Daryn McComsey spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Coatesville got a massive performance out of Jillian Wimmer, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Taylor Sherry, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but East ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Plymouth Whitemarsh 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East.
East also let their pitcher toss all eight innings and she was also dialed-in: Rebecca Opperman gave up just two earned runs on eight hits.
At the plate, Caelyn Rodriguez was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Emma Antczak was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Coatesville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for East, their record is now 12-6.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Coatesville has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. However, it's not like East struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.4. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Coatesville came up short against East in their previous meeting back in April, falling 8-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Opperman, who pitched seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Now that Coatesville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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