Lampeter-Strasburg is 10-0 against Lebanon since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers will head out on the road to square off against the Lebanon Cedars at 4:15 p.m. Lebanon took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lampeter-Strasburg, who comes in off a win.
Lampeter-Strasburg can't be too worried about heading out to take on Lebanon: they just beat Elizabethtown at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Lampeter-Strasburg walked away with an 11-8 victory over Elizabethtown on Wednesday. Lampeter-Strasburg's win was all the more impressive since Elizabethtown was averaging only 3.28 runs allowed on the season.
Devin Aponte made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Aponte has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Aponte was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Aponte wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Hillen, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Cayden See was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lebanon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 8-1 to Ephrata.
Lampeter-Strasburg is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Lebanon, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Lampeter-Strasburg skirted past Lebanon 3-2 in their previous matchup last Wednesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lebanon's Kevin Munoz, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lampeter-Strasburg still be able to contain Munoz? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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