Softball Preview: Lincoln Northwest Falcons vs. Gretna East Griffins
The Lincoln Northwest Falcons are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Gretna East Griffins at 5:00 p.m. 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.
Last Saturday, Lincoln Northwest didn't have quite enough to beat Elkhorn and fell 3-2. The Falcons have struggled against the Antlers recently, as their game on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Kynzee McFadden put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
In other batting news, Lyrik Harris made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lincoln Northwest didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Gretna East came up short against Norris on Monday and fell 7-2.
Gretna East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maycie Grant, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The last time Grant's batting average was this high was back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Tessa Jensen, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Lincoln Northwest's record is now 7-12. As for Gretna East, their record is now 9-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Lincoln Northwest hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Gretna East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lincoln Northwest came up short against Gretna East in their previous meeting on Thursday, falling 11-8. Can Lincoln Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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