After a string of four wins, Elkhorn's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 4-1 to the Gretna East Griffins.
Elkhorn saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paxton Stracke, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Gretna East's side, they got a great performance from Trevor Cox as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. Chase Neneman picked up the save, pitching 0.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Curran Boswell was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Elkhorn's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Gretna East, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Elkhorn will take on Waverly at TBD on Monday. Elkhorn's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Waverly's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Gretna East, they will be playing at home against Omaha North at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Gretna East is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.4 runs per game this season.
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