Downingtown West is 7-1 against Unionville since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Downingtown West Whippets will look to defend their home field against the Unionville Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. Downingtown West will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Downingtown West's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Avon Grove out 2-0.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Unionville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Kennett 12-2. The high-scoring effort was just what Unionville needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Nick Diehl made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Diehl was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matt D'Amico, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mason Coursey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Downingtown West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Unionville, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
Downingtown West was able to grind out a solid victory over Unionville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 8-5. Will Downingtown West repeat their success, or does Unionville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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