If Ephrata was riding high off their 16-1 takedown of Conestoga Valley last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ephrata Mountaineers wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-1 walloping at the hands of the Solanco Golden Mules on Wednesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Ephrata has scored all season.
Ephrata saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Palmer, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Ephrata's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Solanco, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ephrata will challenge Lampeter-Strasburg at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Ephrata is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Solanco, they will head out on the road to square off against Elizabethtown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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