Atlantic League Baseball: York vs. Lancaster (7-24-24)

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!

Warwick & Cocalico played to a 1-1 draw… AGAIN! Ella Shirk scored in the 4th minute, giving the Warriors a brief 1-0 lead! But Kira Lehman tied it up for Cocalico just minutes later on a header off a corner kick! Both teams spent the next 90 minutes, thru 2OT’s trying to net the game winner! ** (This is now twice this season these teams have played to a 1-1 tie)

🔹Cocalico finishes 8-0-2 & captures their FIRST Section 2 Title in program history

▪️Warwick is 6-1-2 in Section 2 & has clinched a berth in the League Playoffs! They have one game left in League play against Solanco on Monday, October 7!

Ephrata (10-1) clinched at least a share of the Section 2 title with a 30-17 win over Warwick! Lady Mounts can claim it outright with a win on Senior Night... Thursday, February 8 vs. Elizabethtown!

🔸Alyssa Caldwell (Fr.) had 9pts to lead Ephrata! Marie McCracken (So.) had 8pts & Leah Caldwell (So.) added 6pts!

▪️Bella Smithson (Sr.) had 6pts for Warwick!

Ephrata Softball had the bats cranking tonight & pitcher Ellie Meier was dealing in the circle! Lady Mounts beat Cocalico 16-0 (3 inn.) Meier, Ephrata’s Freshman Flame-thrower, struck out 8 batters & just missed a perfect game... giving up 1 hit! She also had 2 HR’s in the 1st! Check out these highlights...