Conestoga Valley is 0-10 against Lampeter-Strasburg since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Conestoga Valley Buckskins will look to defend their home field against the Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers at 4:15 p.m.
Things were looking good for Conestoga Valley after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 16-5 to Ephrata.
Meanwhile, Lampeter-Strasburg can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They blew past Lebanon 12-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lampeter-Strasburg considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Natalie Hill made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Hill was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lampeter-Strasburg got a massive performance out of Julia Gerard, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and a triple. Alaina Brenneman was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Conestoga Valley now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season.
Conestoga Valley suffered a grim 19-1 defeat to Lampeter-Strasburg when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hill, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Now that Conestoga Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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