Ephrata had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They put the hurt on the Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers with a sharp 7-1 win. The result was nothing new for Ephrata, who have now won five contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Ephrata's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trent Wolf, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Ephrata pushed their record up to 11-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Ephrata will head out on the road to square off against Cumberland Valley at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cumberland Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, they will be playing at home against Solanco at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lampeter-Strasburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Solanco's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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