Entering Saturday's contest with conference rival Lebanon Valley, Elizabethtown was looking to rebound from Wednesday's overtime loss to Albright.

But the Blue Jays, who hadn't lost back-to-back games all season, surrendered their second straight, falling to the Flying Dutchmen 70-63 at home.

"Right now — and maybe I'll feel differently about this later — but I really think maybe we're feeling sorry for ourselves after Wednesday," E-town head coach Bob Schlosser said. "We didn't play hard today for the first time in a long time, and I'm disappointed in that."

Playing hard has been one of the Blue Jays' hallmarks under Schlosser. Aggressive play helped E-town rebound against Messiah last week after a tough loss to Lycoming. But this week, the Blue Jays were unable to get going against the Dutchmen (8-11, 2-2 Commonwealth Conference).

Trailing 28-25 at halftime, Mike Schatzmann (Pequea Valley) opened the second with a couple of quick buckets and a free throw to give the Blue Jays a 30-29 lead. Schatzmann finished with 15 points.

Offensively, E-town was unable to find a rhythm, shooting just 39.7 percent from the field and turning the ball over 16 times. The Blue Jays' top scorers, Chad Piersol and Schatzmann, were a combined 9-of-29 from the field and just 2-for-11 from 3-point range. Piersol finished with 12 points, and Mike Church (Solanco) scored 10.

"You got to give Lebanon Valley credit: They came to play, and we didn't, and I'm not quite sure why," Schlosser said. "I think it's a little of a residual from the last game, but you can't let that happen."

The Dutchmen hung with E-town as the lead changed 21 times, and the game was tied on 12 other occasions. LVC took the lead for good with 4:10 left on a Kyle Enoch (Hempfield) 3-pointer. Enoch finished with a game-high 21 points, including 14 in the second half.

"The good thing is we play Tuesday at home [against Widener], so we go back to work on Monday and we don't have a whole lot of time to dwell on it," Schlosser said. "I can say whatever I want to say, but it doesn't much matter. It's a matter of having a little bit of pride and realizing what got us 14 wins. It's not that we're a super-talented, athletic team; it's that we play hard, and we didn't do that today. We have to get back to that."

With the loss, Elizabethtown (14-4, 1-3) falls to last place in the conference. After Saturday's games, Albright (3-1) leads the Commonwealth, and four teams, including LVC, are tied for second at 2-2.

"We still have a shot, but we have to win some games. There's no two ways about it," said Schlosser, whose team has dropped three of four after starting 13-1. "We have to win at home and steal a couple on the road."