In what's become a running theme this season, Downingtown East gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Oxford Hornets as the Downingtown East Cougars made off with an 11-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Downingtown East who now have seven in a row.
Rachael Schumann made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Schumann has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Schumann was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophia Kucera, who scored a run while going 5-for-5. Katie Cohen was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Downingtown East pushed their record up to 14-1 with that win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for Oxford, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Downingtown East will head out on the road to face off against East at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (East: 2.9, Downingtown East: 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Oxford, they will be playing at home against Unionville at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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