Ephrata has won five straight games at home, while Penn Manor has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Mountaineers will host the Comets at 7:00 p.m. Ephrata's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Penn Manor's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Ephrata's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Monday's struggle, when Hempfield hitters got past them. The Mountaineers fell just short of the Black Knights by a score of 10-9 on Monday. The Mountaineers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Ethan Hunt and Ty Custer did some serious damage despite the final result: Hunt scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Custer scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Penn Manor didn't have quite enough to beat Manheim Township on Monday and fell 5-3.
Penn Manor's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Ephrata, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-3.
Everything went Ephrata's way against Penn Manor when the teams last played back in April of 2022, as Ephrata made off with a 9-0 win. Do the Mountaineers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Comets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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