Downingtown East is 8-2 against East since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Downingtown East Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the East Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Downingtown East will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Downingtown East can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Oxford as Downingtown East made off with an 11-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Downingtown East considering their two-run performance the game before.
Rachael Schumann was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow 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. Another player making a difference was Katie Cohen, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, East unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 7-3 to Bayard Rustin.
East saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Antczak, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Downingtown East's victory was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. As for East, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Downingtown East has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.7 hits per game. However, it's not like East struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Downingtown East beat East 5-0 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Downingtown East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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