Baseball Recap: Luke Smith leads Lampeter-Strasburg to victory over Lebanon

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 12:17am

Baseball Recap: Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers vs. Lebanon Cedars

Lampeter-Strasburg won the last time they faced Lebanon, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers had just enough and edged the Lebanon Cedars out 3-2.

Luke Smith looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

On the hitting side, Lampeter-Strasburg's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kyler Branco, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Hillen, who scored a run and stole two bases.

Lampeter-Strasburg is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Lebanon, they dropped their record down to 2-11 with that loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Lampeter-Strasburg will take on Ephrata at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Lampeter-Strasburg has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Lebanon, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Conestoga Valley at 4:15 p.m. Lebanon is facing Conestoga Valley at the right time seeing as Conestoga Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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