The Waverly Vikings will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Gretna East Griffins, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. One thing working in Waverly's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three contests.
Waverly is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Columbus with a sharp 15-2 victory on Friday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by nine runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Gretna East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Omaha Westside.
Gretna East got a good showing from Kendall Johnson, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Amanda Weis was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Horst, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
Waverly pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gretna East, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
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