On Friday, Millard South faced Gretna East in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Millard South Patriots were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over the Gretna East Griffins. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Millard South.
Millard South got a great performance from Tyler Albert as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Albert has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Harrison Hart was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Will Thomas was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Gretna East's side, they got a good showing from Austin Copeland, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Nolan Green was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Curran Boswell, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Millard South is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Gretna East, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.
Millard South will challenge Papillion-LaVista South at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Papillion-LaVista South will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Millard South surely won't give up without a fight. As for Gretna East, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Norris at 4:30 p.m. Gretna East is on a five-game streak of home wins, Norris a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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