Mounts in Unfamiliar Territory
- 11 April 2021
Not all linescore zeroes are equal, and three goose eggs next to Ephrata’s name screamed volumes about the Mounts’ 2-1 loss to Cumberland Valley on Saturday.
The Mounts loaded the bases with no outs in the second inning. They loaded them again with one out in the third, and strung together three straight hits with one out in the fourth.
Total run output: zero.
“For the most part I loved the offense,’’ Ephrata coach Adrian Shelley said, “until the bags got stuffed and there was no place for anybody to go. Now it’s somebody’s job to put a ball in play or spray one, or lift a fly ball.
The Lampeter-Strasburg boys lacrosse team entered its game Friday two days removed from an upset loss to Conestoga Valley. The Pioneers were without their starting faceoff because of COVID-19 contact tracing — compounding challenges for a roster lacking in depth.
A little more than 17 years have passed since the death of Philip Cardin, who died by suicide Nov. 7, 2003. He was just 15 years old and a Cocalico High School sophomore.
There are two sets of brothers playing for the Ephrata boys tennis team this season.
We here at www.ephratamounts.com are proud sponsors of the Dodgeball for Diabetes tournament.