Ephrata came out strong & took Game 1 from Manheim Central. ONLY their 2nd game surrendered this season! But the Barons regrouped & stormed back to win 3 games in a row! Central remains unbeaten at 10-0, knocking off Ephrata 3-1! Barons swept the season series 2-0! ALL eyes on the rematch with Garden spot next week!
HISTORIC day for the Lancaster Stormers as they cruised past Long Island 17-5! Newcomer Niko Hulsizer slugged 3 home runs in the game, including a Grand Slam in the 7th inning to give him a whopping 9 RBI... which is a Lancaster record!
Northern Lebanon outlasted a scrappy Manheim Central squad 37-32 in another crucial Section 3 matchup! Vikings shot 19-29 from the free throw line compared to the Lady Barons 6-8 night! Saorise Phillips led all scorers with 17 points for Northern Lebanon! Maddie Gehman had 9 points for Manheim Central! Vikings take both games this year...
Current Section 3 Standings
▪️Northern Lebanon: 5-1
▪️Lancaster Catholic: 5-1
▪️Manheim Central: 3-2
▪️Lampeter-Strasburg: 2-3
▪️Elco: 2-4
▪️Donegal: 0-6
Ephrata won their FIRST State Playoff game in program History in a wild, come from behind victory over Peters Township… 9-7! Mounts trailed 4-2 Bottom of the 4th… then rattled off 7 straight runs in that inning... took a 9-4 lead & held on for the 9-7 WIN!
Mounts move onto the 5A State Quarterfinals vs. Donegal on Thursday, June 9! It'll be the 2nd time these teams face off in the past 2 weeks... Ephrata got the win 11-1 over Donegal in the District 3 Semifinals!
