Baseball Recap: Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers vs. Conestoga Valley Buckskins
Lampeter-Strasburg came tearing into Monday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Conestoga Valley Buckskins 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lampeter-Strasburg also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Anthony Turek made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Turek has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Turek was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Turek wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was James Wall, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Conestoga Valley's side, Owen Fisher was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Lampeter-Strasburg is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Conestoga Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-13.
Lampeter-Strasburg will head out on the road to square off against Manheim Central at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Manheim Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Conestoga Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Red Lion at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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