The Penn Manor Comets will venture away from home to square off against the Ephrata Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Penn Manor easily dispatched Cedar Crest on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Comets fell just short of Manheim Township by a score of 5-3 on Monday.
Meanwhile, Ephrata has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.36 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Monday. They fell just short of Hempfield by a score of 10-9. The Mountaineers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Ethan Hunt and Ty Custer did some serious damage despite the final result: Hunt scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Custer scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Ephrata's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-3. As for Penn Manor, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Penn Manor might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Ephrata in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can the Comets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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