Elizabethtown's hitters rose to the challenge against a Mountaineers pitching crew that boasted an average of only three points allowed on Friday. The Elizabethtown Bears were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over the Ephrata Mountaineers. Fans of Elizabethtown have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
For Ephrata's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Russell, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Elizabethtown's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Ephrata, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Elizabethtown will be playing in front of their home fans against Lampeter-Strasburg at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Elizabethtown is facing Lampeter-Strasburg at the right time seeing as Lampeter-Strasburg is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Ephrata, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lebanon at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Ephrata is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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