Garden Spot knocked off Cocalico 8-0… earning a much needed win for their League playoff hopes, which kept them in pace with Manheim Central for the 2nd spot in Section 3! Spartans also won the season series 2-1 vs. the Eagles!
🔹Spartan pitcher Ryder Hertzler threw 6 scoreless innings… with 2 hits & 11 K’s! He had a no-hit bid busted up in the 5th! Teammate Connor Manning came in to preserve the shutout!
In the 60th meeting of the "Backyard Brawl"... Cocalico beat Ephrata 10-7! It's the 9th straight win for the Eagles in this rivalry, as the Review Cup stays in Denver! But the All-Time series tightens up to 31-29 in favor of Ephrata!
-- Cocalico: Dane Horning's 30 yard TD run in the 2nd quarter was the difference for the Eagles! Talen Popolis also added a field goal in the win!
-- Ephrata: Brayden Brown ripped off a nifty 76 yard TD run for the Mounts only score!
Manheim Central’s fantastic season (22-7) came to an end in the 1st round of the 5A State Playoffs! Mars knocked the Barons out of States with a 61-49 victory! Trey Grube led Manheim Central with 18 points... Aaron Enterline had 14!
-- Grube's INCREDIBLE Baron Career finished with...
▪️1,815 points (#2 All-Time MC Boys Scorer)
▪️308 - 3pters (#1 All-Time in L-L League History)
Ephrata Lady Mounts grabbed bragging rights again in the “Backyard Brawl” after completing the comeback against Cocalico… 33-30! Ephrata was down 21-12 at half, but outscored Cocalico 21-9 in the 2nd half!
⇒ Addi Martin (Cocalico) led all scores with 15 points! (#12 leading scorer in L-L League)
⇒ Lady Mounts have won 6 straight game this season!
