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…
Ephrata earned their first Section 1 Win of the season with a hard fought 3-2 victory over Conestoga Valley! Bella Pratt & Mya Curran put the Lady Mounts ahead 2-0 at halftime, but CV equalized in the 2nd half with goals from Ella Buch & Sienna DiGiamberdini! Averi Bender broke the tie for Ephrata in the 65th minute, sealing the Win for the Lady Mounts!
Elco earned the 3-0 shutout against Manheim Central in early, non-league action! Jevan Marquette (13’), Cru Frederick (23’) & Ben Macchione (55’) scored for the Raiders! Central Goalie Zach Spangler made a nice PK save in the opening minutes of the game, the Elco Offense was too much! Barons drop Game 1 of the season, while Elco moves to 2-0 with a 4-0 margin of victory!
In a battle of Section 2 Title contenders... Ephrata knocked off Warwick 31-21! Lady Mounts and Warriors are both 4-1 in Section Play, looking up at Manheim Central (5-0)
Jasmine Griffin (Eph) led all scores with 14pts; Leah Caldwell (Eph) had 9! Bella Smithson (War) had 11pts!
The rematch is Tuesday, February 7 at Warwick HS!
?5A District 3 Champs ⚾️?? Manheim Central brought home their 1st District 3 Title in program history after a 2-1 Win over Ephrata! Barons scored both runs in the bottom of the 5th… Starting pitcher Connor Rohrer got the “W” going 6.2IP, 4 H, 1 R, 9 K!
Congrats to both teams on a well-played game ??? Ephrata & Manheim Central are back in action Monday, June 6 in the 1st Round of the 5A State Playoffs!
