Ephrata is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Lampeter-Strasburg on Tuesday, but Lampeter-Strasburg came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Ephrata Mountaineers narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers 4-2. That's more bragging rights for Ephrata, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ellie Meier spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 12 Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Maddie Russell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Zimmerman, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Lampeter-Strasburg's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabelle King, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Ephrata's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Ephrata is on the road again on Wednesday to play Solanco at 4:15 p.m. Ephrata's pitching crew has only allowed 0.5 runs per game this season, so Solanco's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Lebanon, where first pitch is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Lampeter-Strasburg is facing Lebanon at the right time seeing as Lebanon is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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