Baseball Preview: Gretna Dragons vs. Lincoln Southeast Knights
Gretna has been on the road for four straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lincoln Southeast Knights at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gretna's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past Fremont's usually-dominant pitching crew. Gretna walked away with an 11-6 win over Fremont.
Griffin Goldman made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Goldman was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kenny Orsar, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Hayden Parrish was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Southeast faced Bellevue West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Lincoln Southeast had just enough and edged Bellevue West out 4-2. Winning may never get old, but Lincoln Southeast sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Gretna has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-16 record this season. As for Lincoln Southeast, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
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