Solanco is 1-9 against Ephrata since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Solanco Golden Mules will head out on the road to square off against the Ephrata Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Solanco took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Conestoga Valley onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Not much got past Brayden Herr, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Conestoga Valley off the board. Herr has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Solanco saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Herr, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Ephrata can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Lebanon with a sharp 8-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ephrata.
Camryn Simes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
On the hitting side, Ty Custer was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Hunt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Solanco's win bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Ephrata, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Solanco came up short against Ephrata in their previous meeting last Wednesday, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ephrata's Trent Wolf, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that Solanco 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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