The softball team blanked Manheim Central 8-0 on Monday as Olivia Ammon pitched a one-hit shutout. Ammon was dominant, striking out 12 batters.
Her teammates took advantage of six errors by the Barons. The Braves plated two runs in the top of the first inning and doubled their lead with two more in the fourth.
BASEBALL
The Pequea Valley baseball team faced one of the strongest teams in the Lancaster-Lebanon League on Monday when they hosted Manheim Central. The Barons were coming off a 14-0 defeat of Warwick the previous Friday - a win that had raised their record to 8-0 on the year.
"They were just a really good team," Carl Langley, the Braves head coach said. His squad was unable to get anything going offensively as the Barons came away with a 16-0 victory.
"We were also short on numbers," he added. "It's always tough playing a school like that, but it can also be a learning experience for us."
The Braves shook off the loss and played at Donegal on Wednesday. The hitting was on point for Pequea as the visitors took a 3-0 lead for starter Jaden Estevez.
"We executed on situational hitting," Langley said. "We've been shut out three times, but seeing the hitting in key situations is encouraging."
Justin Vollmer drove in one of Pequea's runs on a sacrifice fly. Conor Brown lined a single to center field for another run batted in.
"It was probably the hardest hit ball all day," Langley said. "It was very cold and windy, so a tough day to play a game. The wind knocked down a lot of the balls that were hit hard."
Donegal put together a three-run rally in the fifth inning. A pair of walks and timely hits of their own resulted in the Braves losing the lead.
"Jake has pitched really well for us," Langley said. "I had to take him out because he had reached his pitch limit.
"I was really happy with the way the boys played," continued the coach. "I really thought we were going to pull this one out. We had a couple of starters who weren't in the lineup."
TENNIS
Pequea Valley's tennis team improved to 6-1 in the Lancaster-Lebanon League with a 4-3 victory at Lancaster Country Day on Tuesday, April 20.
Nehemiah Glick came through in the clutch for the Braves as he won the number four singles 6-2, 6-2 to help the Braves eke out a win.
The Cougars had come back with straight set victories in the first two singles matches. Wade Stoltzfus stopped the bleeding with a 6-3, 6-0 victory at number three singles.
In doubles competition, Brady Burns and Josh Jarvis prevailed in an intense match, claiming a 9-8 (4) victory. It was a key win as the Cougars claimed the number two doubles before Glick and Samuel Arena paired up for an 8-5 victory at the third doubles.
Wednesday's close match at Donegal did not go in favor of the Braves, who came up short 4-3. It was only the second loss of the season for Pequea Valley (9-2) who earned only one team point in the singles matches - Burns winning number four singles 6-0, 6-0.
Burns and Jarvis were a winning combination at number two doubles, 8-2 while Glick was paired up with Jazae Itegi at third doubles - an 8-2 Pequea win.
Jarvis came up just short at number three singles as Donegal's Akilan Murugesan pulled out a 7-6 (3) first set victory before winning the next set 6-2.
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