Henderson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Downingtown East Cougars. Henderson was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Downingtown East apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Kyle Cherup was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Henderson saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Gustafson, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Henderson's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10-1. As for Downingtown East, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Henderson will square off against Great Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Great Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Downingtown East, they will head out on the road to take on Bayard Rustin at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Downingtown East's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Bayard Rustin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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