Ephrata has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Elizabethtown Bears at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ephrata will head into Saturday's match on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Manheim Township on Saturday. Ephrata's pitcher stepped up to hand Manheim Township a 6-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Trent Wolf's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ephrata's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chase Prange, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Elizabethtown made easy work of Conestoga Valley on Friday and carried off a 10-0 victory.
Ephrata is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Elizabethtown, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-8-1.
Ephrata skirted past Elizabethtown 3-1 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ephrata since the team 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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