Softball Preview: Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers vs. Ephrata Mountaineers
Lampeter-Strasburg has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Ephrata Mountaineers at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Lampeter-Strasburg will head into Saturday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a two-point loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Lebanon on Saturday. Everything went Lampeter-Strasburg's way against Lebanon as Lampeter-Strasburg made off with a 15-1 win. Lampeter-Strasburg's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Ephrata put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 18-8 margin over Lebanon.
Aldynne Snyder was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Kylee Dunlap was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
Lampeter-Strasburg's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-5. As for Ephrata, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Lampeter-Strasburg couldn't quite finish off Ephrata in their previous meeting last Tuesday and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ephrata's Ellie Meier, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Now that Lampeter-Strasburg knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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