The Gretna East Griffins will challenge the Hastings Tigers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gretna East will be strutting in after a win while Hastings will be coming in after a loss.
Gretna East's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Blair with a sharp 7-0 victory. The Griffins haven't had any issues with the Bears recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Nolan Green was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Gretna East is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-8 otherwise. Green was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Drew Barratta
In other pitching news, Trevor Cox and Drew Barratta dominated on the mound. Cox pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Barratta tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gretna East is undefeated when Barratta allows one or fewer hits, but 7-8 otherwise.
Back at the plate, Gretna East let Colton Nicholson and Colton Kuhl run wild. Nicholson went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Kuhl got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Tanner Erdkamp, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Gretna East always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Hastings came up short against Standing Bear on Tuesday, falling 13-3. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hastings' defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Gretna East, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
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