In what's become a running theme this season, Gretna East gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Buena Vista Bison as the Gretna East Griffins made off with a 40-1 win. Gretna East's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jacob Weaklend looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Colton Nicholson relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Easton Leahy, who got on base in all eight of his plate appearances with five runs, six RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Nolan Green, who got on base in six of his eight plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and three RBI.
On Buena Vista's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Miguel Lozano, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
The victory for Gretna East keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs per game. As for Buena Vista, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with that defeat, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Gretna East will take on Papillion-LaVista South at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gretna East's pitching crew has only allowed 0.5 runs per game this season, so Papillion-LaVista South's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Buena Vista, they will head out on the road to take on Burke at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Buena Vista is facing Burke at the right time seeing as Burke is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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