The Gretna East Griffins will square off against the Pius X Thunderbolts at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gretna East will be strutting in after a victory while Pius X will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, Gretna East sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Elkhorn. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Griffins.

Chase Neneman
| 03/24/25 @ Elkhorn | 9 |
| 04/18/24 vs Skutt Catholic | 6 |
| 04/05/24 @ Papillion-LaVista | 3 |
| 05/15/24 vs Blair | 2 |
| 04/23/24 @ Bellevue West | 2 |
Chase Neneman tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Easton Leahy was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one home run. Nolan Green was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Gretna East hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pius X didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln Southeast on Saturday and fell 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Thunderbolts have suffered against the Knights since April 24, 2015.
Pius X saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Mlnarik, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
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