Bayard Rustin and Downingtown East are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Bayard Rustin Golden Knights will head out to take on the Downingtown East Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bayard Rustin comes in on four and Downingtown East on three.
Last Monday, Bayard Rustin made easy work of Sun Valley and carried off a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Bayard Rustin's feisty defense: they held Sun Valley to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Downingtown East got the win against East on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
Downingtown East never let East on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-13, 25-22.
Bayard Rustin now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Downingtown East, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2-1.
Bayard Rustin was able to grind out a solid win over Downingtown East in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Downingtown East's Hailey Long, who had 23 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bayard Rustin still be able to contain Long? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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