After a string of five wins, Bayard Rustin's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Downingtown East Cougars. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Bayard Rustin couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Downingtown East's part, Rachael Schumann spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 19 Ks. Schumann has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Downingtown East's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Waterer, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Bayard Rustin's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4. As for Downingtown East, their victory was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-1.
Bayard Rustin will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Great Valley at 3:45 p.m. As for Downingtown East, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Downingtown West at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Downingtown West: 1.2, Downingtown East: 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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