The “Backyard Brawl” lived up to the rivalry & tension, as Ephrata went up 1-0 after Game 1… but Cocalico came storming back to win the next 3 games! Eagles take round 1 between the Section 2 foes… 3-1! Yohanis Hildebrand had 22 kills for Cocalico; Owen Weaver had 24 for Ephrata!
— Pencil in Round 2 between Cocalico & Ephrata for Tuesday, May 9… last game of the regular 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!
#7 Warwick advanced to the next round of the 5A District 3 Softball Playoffs after a 13-3 Win in 5 innings over #10 Northern York! Warriors fell behind 3-0 early, but stormed back with 13 unanswered runs in the 3rd, 4th & 5th innings! Brooklyn Nolt, Mackenzie Ellis, Katie Heisey & Emerson Overly went a combined 7-11 at the top of the order with 9 RBI, 7 runs scored, 2 doubles, 1 triple & 2 BB! Kate Shaak (5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 5 K, 3 BB) got her 16th Win of the season for Warwick!
▪️Next up: 5A District 3 Quarterfinals on Friday, May 23 vs. #2 Solanco (REMATCH of the L-L 🥎 Finals, where Solanco beat Warwick 7-4)
