J.P. McCaskey extended their losing streak to eight on Monday, dropping them down to 2-10. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ephrata Mountaineers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tornados of the 13-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2025.
As for Ephrata, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games.
For Ephrata's part, not much got past Collin Miller, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep J.P. McCaskey off the board. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Miller.
On the hitting side, Chase Prange was excellent, going a perfect 1-for-1 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Landry Weidner, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Ephrata beat J.P. McCaskey by a score of 16-0 later that day.
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