Atlantic League Baseball: Lexington vs. Lancaster (7-18-23)

Round 1 of the “Backyard Brawl” went to Ephrata (4-1 Sec. 2) who knocked off rival Cocalico (3-3 Sec. 2) 58-43! Mounts used a 17-4 advantage in the 4th quarter to pull away! Ephrata’s Marqus Hardin led all scorers with 22 points! Landry Kopp & Grayson Shellhammer each added 11! Cocalico’s Timmy Hambright had 19 points, including 5 three-pointers!

🔹the rematch is February 5... Ephrata AT Cocalico… ON Blue Ridge 11 📺

The Ephrata Mounts, your back to back Section 2 Champs and reigning 2023 L-L League Champ, advanced to the next round after a 7-1 Win over Lancaster Catholic in the League Quarterfinals! Trent Wolf went 5 innings on the mound for the Mounts, giving up just 3 hits & 1 run… Plus, he had 2 RBI at the plate!

🔸Ephrata will face Manheim Township in the Semifinals on Saturday, May 11 at 2pm (War Memorial Field)

Cocalico stormed their way to a WIN in the "Backyard Brawl" as the Eagles knocked off the Ephrata Mounts 45-11! Cocalico won 10 of the 12 bouts contested & earned bragging rights in this rivalry matchup for another year!

On the latest episode of Sportstalk, Eric May and Tim Reedy discussed who they would pick for our "hypothetical" Postseason L-L League Football Awards! Up for consideration, Running Back of the Year, Wide Receiver of the Year & Quarterback of the Year! Check out who the guys would hand the awards to and let us know your thoughts!

Remember, the Manheim Touchdown Club awards the L-L League "Player of the Year" & L-L League "Lineman of the Year" at their banquet every Spring!