Unionville is 1-7 against Downingtown West since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Unionville Longhorns will head out on the road to square off against the Downingtown West Whippets at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Unionville: 3, Downingtown West: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Unionville took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on Kennett with a sharp 12-2 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Unionville needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Nick Diehl made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Diehl was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, Matt D'Amico was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing 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.
Meanwhile, Downingtown West had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They never let the Red Devils onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
Unionville pushed their record up to 13-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Downingtown West, they have 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.
Unionville came up short against Downingtown West when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 8-5. Can Unionville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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