The Gretna East Griffins will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Seward Bluejays at 9:00 a.m. Gretna East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Gretna East heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Wednesday. They lost 17-9 to Beatrice. While the Griffins didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Orangemen 2-1 in the first period.
Gretna East got a massive performance out of Addi Shannon, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. That's the most home runs Shannon has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Emerson Husen, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Gretna East lost a few balls and finished the game with five home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Seward fell victim to Blair and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Bears. Considering the last time the Bluejays couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Gretna East's loss dropped their record down to 18-15. As for Seward, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-11.
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