The Manheim Central Barons will venture away from home to square off against the Elizabethtown Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manheim Central has given up an average of 7.4 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Manheim Central came up short against Northern Lebanon on Wednesday, falling 13-7. The Barons have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Riley Hostetter
| 04/09/25 vs Northern Lebanon | 7 |
| 03/31/25 @ Solanco | 6 |
| 03/28/25 @ Manheim Township | 7 |
| 03/26/25 vs Warwick | 7 |
| 03/24/25 vs Dover | 7 |
Riley Hostetter was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and nine unearned) runs off 11 hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Paige Garner was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Makenna Hess also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Elizabethtown and Lampeter-Strasburg meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Bears lost 10-3 to the Pioneers. The contest marked the Bears' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Manheim Central's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-7. As for Elizabethtown, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Manheim Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Elizabethtown in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Barons repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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