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 victory as the team sidled past the Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for East.
Rebecca Opperman spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Caelyn Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Antczak, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Plymouth Whitemarsh's side, Caelin Kosvitch was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
East's win bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Plymouth Whitemarsh, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East will take on Coatesville at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. East's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Coatesville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Plymouth Whitemarsh, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Upper Dublin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Upper Dublin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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