Baseball Game Preview: Bellevue West Thunderbirds vs. Gretna Dragons

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04/10/25 - Away	4-5 L
05/04/24 - Home	7-4 W
04/16/24 - Away	12-2 W
04/11/24 - Away	10-8 W
03/31/23 - Home	1-2 L
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Bellevue West and Gretna are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Thunderbirds will take on the Dragons in a tournament on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Bellevue West had taken Omaha Central down for four straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. The Thunderbirds fell 7-2 to the Eagles.

Drew Grego made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Gretna fell victim to Papillion-LaVista and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Monarchs by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Dragons have suffered since April 3rd.

Hudson Schwartzkopf was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.

Bellevue West's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Gretna, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.