Charlotte Aldridge has fit in where needed to help Downingtown East this season (Photo by Joseph Santoliquito/CoBL).
By Joseph Santoliquito
If she needs to rebound one night, that’s okay with Charlotte Aldridge. If the 6-foot junior swing has to defend the opposition’s best offensive player the next game, she’s okay with that, too. If Downingtown East needs her to stretch a defense with her outside shooting, that’s also okay with her.
Wherever she is needed, Aldridge is more than willing to fulfill that role.
On Wednesday, it happened to be a little of all the above, scoring 17 points and being an interior defensive presence against smaller Chester in Downingtown East’s 57-44 second-round District 1 Class 6A victory at East.
The No. 5-seeded Cougars (22-3) will now advance to the district quarterfinal round at No. 4 Central Bucks East on Saturday at 1 p.m., while No. 12 Chester (19-5) will try to qualify for states in the playback round hosting No. 14 Spring-Ford on Saturday at 2 p.m.