Gretna is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Broken Arrow. The Dragons fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 5-3. That's two games in a row now that the Dragons have lost by exactly two runs.
Emerson Boyer and Kenadie Barton stepped up to the plate in a big way. Boyer went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI, while Barton went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Gretna and nudges their season record down to 6-2. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Broken Arrow, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-2.
Looking ahead, Gretna will square off against Broomfield at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Broken Arrow, they will face off against Blue Springs South at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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