Downingtown West entered their tilt with Avon Grove with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Avon Grove Red Devils a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Downingtown West, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Avon Grove's part, Ryan Fuller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Fuller has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Downingtown West's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for Avon Grove, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Downingtown West will take on Unionville at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Downingtown West's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Unionville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Avon Grove, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kennett at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Avon Grove is facing Kennett at the right time seeing as Kennett is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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