With a playoff game on the line, Lampeter-Strasburg rose to the challenge on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Northern Lebanon Vikings out 3-2.
Lampeter-Strasburg's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kyler Branco, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Northern Lebanon's side, Adrian Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits. Gonzalez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Andrew Via made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Moises Gonzalez, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Lampeter-Strasburg is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Northern Lebanon, their defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-3.
Lampeter-Strasburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northern Lebanon, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Tri-Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Northern Lebanon: 2.4, Tri-Valley: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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