Baseball Preview: Ephrata Mountaineers vs. Downingtown East Cougars
The Ephrata Mountaineers are on the road again on Monday to play the Downingtown East Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Ephrata is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Ephrata lost 9-3 to Hempfield on Tuesday.
Ephrata saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dillon Shortuse, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Downingtown East rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Whippets by a score of 6-1. The win was nothing new for Downingtown East as they're now sitting on four straight.
Ephrata's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-8. As for Downingtown East, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6.
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