Softball Preview: Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers vs. Conestoga Valley Buckskins
Lampeter-Strasburg is 10-0 against Conestoga Valley since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers will head out on the road to take on the Conestoga Valley Buckskins at 4:15 p.m. Lampeter-Strasburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Lampeter-Strasburg can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past Lebanon 12-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lampeter-Strasburg considering their one-run performance the game before.
Natalie Hill was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking 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, Lampeter-Strasburg got a massive performance out of Julia Gerard, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Alaina Brenneman, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Conestoga Valley scored first but ultimately less than Ephrata in their match on Monday. They lost 16-5 to the Mountaineers.
Lampeter-Strasburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Conestoga Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Everything went Lampeter-Strasburg's way against Conestoga Valley in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Lampeter-Strasburg made off with a 19-1 win. Will Lampeter-Strasburg repeat their success, or does Conestoga Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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