Baseball Recap: Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers vs. South Western Mustangs
With a playoff game on the line, Lampeter-Strasburg rose to the challenge on Monday. They had just enough and edged the South Western Mustangs out 6-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lampeter-Strasburg.
Brayden Hart was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Hillen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On South Western's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Caraballo, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Brandon Rummel was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Lampeter-Strasburg is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for South Western, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-4 record this season.
Lampeter-Strasburg is on the road again on Thursday to play Governor Mifflin at 4:30 p.m. Governor Mifflin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Lampeter-Strasburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Western, they will be playing at home against Palmyra at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Western is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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