Baseball Recap: Elijah Smucker leads Pequea Valley to victory over Lancaster Mennonite

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 11:58am

Baseball Recap: Pequea Valley Braves vs. Lancaster Mennonite Blazers

Pequea Valley waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Lancaster Mennonite Blazers onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Pequea Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Lancaster Mennonite's batters probably weren't too happy with Myles Furlong, who pitched a no hitter (he gave up a single walk).

At the plate, Elijah Smucker was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Evan Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Pequea Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Lancaster Mennonite, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Pequea Valley will head out on the road to take on Annville-Cleona at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Pequea Valley is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Lancaster Mennonite, they will face off against Lancaster Catholic at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

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