Gretna East is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Adams Central on Friday, but Adams Central came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Gretna East Griffins came out on top in a nail-biter against the Adams Central Patriots and snuck past 3-1.
Gretna East got a great performance from Jensen Albers as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Gretna East's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Curran Boswell, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Adams Central's side, Brenden Ground was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched.
At the plate, Adams Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Teichmeier, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Gretna East's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Adams Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Gretna East is on the road again on Friday to play Elkhorn at 4:00 p.m. Elkhorn will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Gretna East surely won't give up without a fight. As for Adams Central, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Platteview at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Platteview's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Adams Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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