The Downingtown West Whippets will venture away from home to square off against the Henderson Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Downingtown West will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Tuesday, Downingtown West got the win against Sun Valley by a conclusive 9-1. The Whippets haven't had any issues with the Vanguards recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Downingtown West got a great performance from Alex Breitfeller as he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Breitfeller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brett Connolly, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple. Stephen Furia was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two runs.
Downingtown West kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sun Valley only managed four hits.
Meanwhile, Henderson unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Avon Grove.
Henderson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Prior, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Henderson's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Downingtown West, their record now sits at 4-10.
Downingtown West suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Henderson in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Whippets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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