Eastern Lebanon County fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Garden Spot on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Garden Spot Spartans by a score of 7-6. Eastern Lebanon County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Garden Spot apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Gavin Bicher was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Braden Gettle, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Garden Spot's side, Ryan Speers tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, Caiden Murphy was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Manning, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Eastern Lebanon County has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. As for Garden Spot, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6.
Eastern Lebanon County will take on Manheim Central at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Garden Spot, they will head out on the road to face off against Cocalico at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Garden Spot's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Cocalico's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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