5A District 3 Softball Playoffs: 1st Rd. – Ephrata vs. Manheim Central (5-22-23)

Palmyra Cougars pulled off a hard-fought 62-54 victory over the Warwick Warriors in a thrilling non-league matchup! Palmyra held a narrow 27-22 lead at halftime before extending it in the second half, thanks to standout performances from Alex Dorta, who led all scorers with 20 points. Ya’Majesty Washington led Warwick with 15 points, while Parker Horst added 10! Warrior suffered their first Loss of the season!

On SportsTalk's Annual "L-L Football Coaches Show", the guys talked with Manheim Central Head Coach Dave Hahn, who enters his 7th year in charge of the Barons! Hear what Coach Hahn had to say about his team & what he feels the strengths are that will lead them to victory!

Manheim Central spotted Cocalico a 2-0 lead after the 1st inning… Alex Fox & Dane Horning scored the Eagles runs! But the Barons rattled off 12 unanswered runs after that & won the game 12-2 in 6 innings! Central’s Cody Hess went 3-3 with 3 RBI & a run scored, Carter Kyle & Cam Thompson combined for 3 hits, 2 walks & 4 runs scored! Barons starter Colin Connelly (2-1) got the Win (5 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 7 K’s, 6 BB)

-- Manheim Central (1-0 Section 3) & Cocalico (0-1 Section 3) face off again on Wednesday, April 23 at Cocalico HS (4:15pm)