The Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers will head out on the road to square off against the Ephrata Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Lampeter-Strasburg has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, it was close, but Lampeter-Strasburg sidestepped Lebanon for a 3-2 victory.
Luke Smith looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Lampeter-Strasburg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyler Branco, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Cooper Hillen, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Ephrata entered their tilt with Solanco with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Golden Mules on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Ephrata has won by exactly three runs.
The team relied heavily on Ethan Hunt, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Lampeter-Strasburg has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Ephrata, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lampeter-Strasburg has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ephrata struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lampeter-Strasburg came up short against Ephrata in their previous matchup last Wednesday, falling 10-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ephrata's Trent Wolf, who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Now that Lampeter-Strasburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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