Baseball Recap: Pequea Valley Braves vs. Lancaster Mennonite Blazers
Pequea Valley put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lancaster Mennonite Blazers a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Pequea Valley considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Myles Furlong made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Furlong was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Lancaster Mennonite's batters probably weren't too happy with Logan Zynn, who pitched a no hitter and racked up six Ks (he gave up a single walk).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayden Stoltzfus, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Stephen Smucker was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Pequea Valley's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for Lancaster Mennonite, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.
Pequea Valley will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Northern Lebanon at 4:15 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Northern Lebanon: 2.7, Pequea Valley: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lancaster Mennonite, they will head out on the road to challenge Annville-Cleona at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Annville-Cleona is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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