The Gretna East Griffins will face off against the Standing Bear Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Gretna East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Northwest, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Gretna East was ranked 16th). Gretna East lost 8-0 to Northwest on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Griffins' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Even though they lost, Gretna East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwest only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Standing Bear came up short against Norris on Tuesday, falling 17-2. The Grizzlies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Harper Svendsen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Gretna East's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-12. As for Standing Bear, their loss dropped their record down to 5-23.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Gretna East hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Standing Bear struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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