There's no place like home for Solanco, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Conestoga Valley Buckskins a 5-0 shutout on Wednesday. This was a revenge game for Solanco, as the team was forced to settle for a 10-0 loss when these two played two weeks ago.
Not much got past Brayden Herr, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Conestoga Valley off the board. Herr has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Solanco's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luke Herr, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Solanco's win bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Conestoga Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Solanco will square off against Ephrata at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ephrata will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Conestoga Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Elizabethtown at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Elizabethtown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Conestoga Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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