Spring Sports are back and in full swing in the Lancaster-Lebanon League! Over the past few weeks, Blue Ridge 11 Sports has covered plenty of baseball, softball, lacrosse and volleyball games! Here’s a recap of the best plays and performances so far in the 2021 Spring Sports Season!
Ephrata & Warwick traded runs & the lead several times in their showdown, but it was Warwick with 5 runs in the final 2 innings to win 10-6! Warriors 7-8-9 hitters (Loraw, Meck & Valudes) reached base 11 times, scoring 7 runs!
▪️Michael Valudes (Warwick): 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 1B, 2B
#5 Warwick lost to #9 Muhlenberg 67-45 in the consolation round of the 5A District 3 Boys bracket! Muhls had 3 players in double figures, while Warwick had Caleb Johnsen with 15pts!
Warriors played #2 Lampeter-Strasburg Wednesday, March 1st for 7th place in 5A District 3 & seeding into States!
Warwick ended their incredible postseason run in the PIAA State 4A Semifinals, losing 2-1 to Cumberland Valley in 2OT! Eagles scored the golden goal with less than a minute until penalty kicks would decide a winner! Ben Carlson had Warwick's lone goal in the 1st half! Goalkeeper Isaac Yerger had another impressive day in net for the Warriors!
-- Warwick lost all 3 matchups with Cumberland Valley this season, including a 2-0 shutout in the 4A District 3 Finals! Warriors ended their season with a 21-6 record, Section 1 Champs, L-L League Runners-Up, District 3 Runners-Up, PIAA Final 4 appearance!
On Senior Night, Ephrata ran into the hot bats of Conestoga Valley, who scored 13 runs on 10 hits to beat the Lady Mounts 13-3 in 5 innings! Big night at the plate for CV's Ava Smith, Bianca Henry & Laila Smith... who all combined to go 9-10 at the plate with 10 RBI! Buckskins Julia Rhoads picked up her 8th win of the season in the circle!
