Baseball Recap: Papillion-LaVista South's loss ends three-game winning streak at home

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 8:03am

Baseball Recap: Papillion-LaVista South Titans vs. Gretna Dragons

Papillion-LaVista South was the 6-5 winner over Gretna when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Papillion-LaVista South Titans fell 4-1 to the Gretna Dragons on Saturday.

For Gretna's part, Griffin Goldman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Goldman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Goldman was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.

In other pitching news, Karson Skokan looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Goldman wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Epp, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.

Papillion-LaVista South's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-12. As for Gretna, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-17.

Papillion-LaVista South does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gretna, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-4 defeat vs. Bellevue West on the 4th.

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