The Ephrata Mountaineers will head out on the road to take on the Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers 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.
Ephrata is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Solanco on Wednesday. They fell victim to a tough 18-1 loss at the hands of the Golden Mules. 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.
Meanwhile, Lampeter-Strasburg put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Lebanon as Lampeter-Strasburg made off with a 16-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lampeter-Strasburg.
Paige Baxter made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Baxter was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Julia Gerard was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Maura Savoca was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Ephrata's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, their victory bumped their record up to 4-7.
Lampeter-Strasburg's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Ephrata has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Lampeter-Strasburg, though, as they've been averaging 10.6. Given Ephrata's sizable advantage in that area, Lampeter-Strasburg will need to find a way to close that gap.
Ephrata suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Lampeter-Strasburg when the teams last played last Wednesday. Can Ephrata avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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