Ephrata's hitters rose to the challenge against a Pioneers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 4.1 points allowed on Wednesday. The Ephrata Mountaineers came out on top against the Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers by a score of 10-7. That's more bragging rights for Ephrata, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Trent Wolf made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Wolf was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Gola, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
On Lampeter-Strasburg's side, they got a good showing from Cooper Williams, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Cooper Hillen was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for Ephrata and bumps their season record up to 7-3. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.
Ephrata will take on Elizabethtown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elizabethtown's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Ephrata's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, they will head out on the road to challenge Conestoga Valley at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
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