Manheim Central picked up a Big Win… 25-16 on the road against Ephrata & tightened the Section 2 race in the process!
— Manheim Central: Gianna Walters led all scorers with 9 points!
— Ephrata: Marie McCracken had 8 points to lead the Lady Mounts!
Section 2 Standings
Ephrata: 8-1 (at CV, vs. Warwick, vs. Etown)
Manheim Central: 8-2 (at Solanco, vs. Warwick)
Just a few games left to decide it!
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
#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)
Cocalico stormed their way to a WIN in the "Backyard Brawl" as the Eagles knocked off the Ephrata Mounts 45-11! Cocalico won 10 of the 12 bouts contested & earned bragging rights in this rivalry matchup for another year!
Warwick started off their District 3 Playoffs with authority, downing Red Lion 16-1 in 4 innings! Warriors blew the game open in the 3rd inning with 7 runs! Kate Shaak got the Win, allowing just 4 hits & 1 run… striking out 3 batters!
▪️It’ll be #5 Warwick at #4 Hempfield on Thursday, May 23 at 4:30pm! We WILL air that game LIVE from Hempfield HS on Blue Ridge 11 📺
