Softball Recap: Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers vs. Lebanon Cedars
In what's become a running theme this season, Lampeter-Strasburg gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past the Lebanon Cedars 12-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lampeter-Strasburg considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Natalie Hill was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Hill was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Julia Gerard was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and a triple. Alaina Brenneman was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
On Lebanon's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seira Wolfe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Lampeter-Strasburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Lebanon, their loss was their ninth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-17.
Lampeter-Strasburg will challenge Conestoga Valley at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Lampeter-Strasburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Lebanon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Solanco at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Solanco knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past seven games -- so hopefully Lebanon likes a good challenge.
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