5A PIAA Baseball Playoffs (1st Rd.): Peters Township vs. Ephrata (6-6-22)

In a rained-soaked game, Warwick boys kept it close at the half… 2-2, but Cocalico turned it on in the 2nd half to win 11-3! Eagles scored 8 unanswered goals after the break to blow the game wide open! Eagles start the season 4-0!

-- Andrew Digman had 3 goals for Cocalico, Brady Gallagher added 2 goals!

Ephrata Lady Mounts grabbed bragging rights again in the “Backyard Brawl” after completing the comeback against Cocalico… 33-30! Ephrata was down 21-12 at half, but outscored Cocalico 21-9 in the 2nd half!

⇒ Addi Martin (Cocalico) led all scores with 15 points! (#12 leading scorer in L-L League)

⇒ Lady Mounts have won 6 straight game this season!

Manheim Central stared down another challenger for the Section 2 crown & came away with the 63-51 WIN! Sam Witmer led the Barons with 16 points; Jackson Tracy added 12! Central moves to 9-1 in Section play & stayed ahead of the pack!

-- For Ephrata, Dylan Kohl had 15 points... Cooper Truskey had 14 points (4 - 3's)

Ephrata WON its 11th straight with a 58-50 victory over Conestoga Valley! Four Lady Mounts scored in double figures… Marie McCracken (15pts); Leah Caldwell (14pts); Alyssa Caldwell (13pts) & Emily Bender (11pts)! Azailya Washington scored a Season-High 23 points for the Buckskins, but it wasn’t enough as Ephrata hit 11 of 13 free throws in the 4th quarter!

🔸Ephrata (8-0) padded their lead in Section 2 over Conestoga Valley (6-2) winning both matchups this year!