The Gretna Dragons are on the road again on Thursday to play the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs at 12:00 p.m. Gretna will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Gretna is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Bryan 15-0. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Keagan Burns looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bryce Lakers, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Joe Sullivan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista earned a 6-1 victory over Bellevue East on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Papillion-LaVista.
Tanner Apgar spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Issac Pamaran was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Lavicky, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Gretna's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-16. As for Papillion-LaVista, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
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