Baseball: Manheim Central vs. Ephrata (5-2-25)

Manheim Central (12-0) stayed UNBEATEN in Section 2 play after the Barons knocked off Conestoga Valley 3-0! On a special Senior Night, Central got contributions from Reagan Miller (Sr.) with 14 kills, Dylan Musser (Sr.) 3 service aces and 28 assists, & Landon Mattiace (Sr.) with 6 solo blocks!

-- The Barons Won the Section 2 title again and will host the League Semifinals on Monday, May 12! Manheim Central takes aim at a 3rd straight L-L League Title and will face Warwick in Semifinal #2 at "The Derb"!

Penn Manor jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but Ephrata made it a 3-2 ballgame in the 4th! That's when the Comets hung 5 runs on the board in the top of the 6th and cruised to an 8-2 victory! Ephrata and Penn Manor are both battling for the #2 spot in Section 1 play along with Manheim Township, who are all chasing Hempfield!

Ephrata powered thru brutal, windy conditions to get the offense going as the Lady Mounts picked up their first win in Section 1 play... beating Conestoga Valley 13-2! Ryleigh Warner had 6 goals on the night for the Lady Mounts, while Lyla Clement ended with 4, Kiera Wene had 2! Both players are over 30 goals apiece for Ephrata this season (Warner: 34 Goals -- Clement: 32 Goals)!

Ephrata led from start to finish against Penn Manor in a hard fought 11-8 Win! Mounts went up 6-0 after the 1st quarter, with 5 different Ephrata players contributing on the scoreboard! Once the Comets mounted a comeback, it was up to Tyler Thomas & Parker Snow to close out the victory with Ephrata’s final 5 goals! Mounts have 1 game remaining against Cocalico in the "Backyard Brawl" makeup game set for May 14!

🔸Ephrata scorers🔸 Tyler Thomas: 4 Goals Parker Snow: 4 Goals Brayden Brown: 1 Goal Adam Sensenig: 1 Goal Tanner Parmer: 1 Goal

🔹Penn Manor scorers🔹 Grant Bradburn: 2 Goals Cooper Bradburn: 2 Goals Peyton Englert: 2 Goals Collin Robinson: 1 Goal Ayden Hoin: 1 Goal