The Burke Bulldogs will take on the Gretna East Griffins in a tournament on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Burke is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Papillion-LaVista on Thursday. They came up short against the Monarchs, falling 10-0. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Monarchs: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Gretna East didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln Southeast on Thursday and fell 9-8. The Griffins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gretna East got a good showing from Carter Woodson, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Woodson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Nolan Green was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Chad Rohrer also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Gretna East's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Burke, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Burke might still be hurting after the 17-10 defeat they got from Gretna East when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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