Ephrata picked up steam in the second half and dispatched Mechanicsburg 42-31 in non-league girls’ basketball action Wednesday night.

Alyssa Caldwell had just two field goals but was strong from the free-throw line in the second half (7-for-8) for a team-high 11 points.

Marie McCracken and Leah Caldwell scored nine apiece for the Mountaineers (2-0).

Lauren Lebo topped the Wildcats (0-2) with 10 points. Maycee Yanoski and Alaina Sweet each scored 7 points.

Ephrata 42, Mechanicsburg 31

Mechanicsburg 4 12 7 8 - 31

Ephrata 11 2 14 15 - 42

Mechanicsburg: Yanoski 3 0 1-1 7, Pratt 0 0 2-4 2, Edwards 0 1 0-0 3, Condon 0 0 0-0 0, Lebo 5 0 0-2 10, Kuhn 0 0 0-0 0, Sweet 1 1 2-4 7, Musser 1 0 0-0 2. Totals 10 2 5-11 31.

Ephrata: 2 0 7-8 11, McCracken 2 0 5-8 9, Devonshire 0 1 1-1

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