The Lebanon Cedars will head out on the road to challenge the Solanco Golden Mules at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Lebanon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Lebanon fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Lampeter-Strasburg on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pioneers.
Lebanon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Furjanic, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Josh Perugorria, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Lebanon was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Solanco has not done well against Ephrata recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Solanco's pitchers stepped up to hand Ephrata a 2-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Solanco.
The team relied heavily on Austin Wenger, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Lebanon's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Solanco, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-11.
Lebanon skirted past Solanco 2-0 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lebanon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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