The Eastern Lebanon County Raiders will face off against the Ephrata Mountaineers at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Lebanon County will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
On Wednesday, Eastern Lebanon County made easy work of West York Area and carried off a 15-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, while Ephrata put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Palmyra. Ephrata put the hurt on Palmyra with a sharp 12-0 victory. The Mountaineers not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since May 1, 2024.
Ephrata got a massive performance out of Kaliana Auchey, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Aldynne Snyder, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Ephrata was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Eastern Lebanon County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for Ephrata, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Eastern Lebanon County suffered a grim 21-3 defeat to Ephrata when the teams last played back in April of 2015. Will Eastern Lebanon County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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