The Solanco Golden Mules will head out on the road to square off against the Elizabethtown Bears at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Solanco is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Solanco will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Warwick, who they had gone 0-7 against in their seven prior meetings. The Golden Mules never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 4-0 win on Monday.
The result came thanks to Derek Phipps's shutout, as he gave up just two hits.
At the plate, Chase Sensenig was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Herr, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Elizabethtown and Lebanon, and Elizabethtown kept the tradition alive. The Bears put the hurt on the Cedars with a sharp 15-0 victory on Monday. Considering the Bears have won three games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Elizabethtown's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Solanco, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Solanco beat Elizabethtown 3-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Mules since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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