The Skutt Catholic SkyHawks will take on the Gretna East Griffins at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Skutt Catholic 2.4, Gretna East 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Skutt Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let Waverly get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but the SkyHawks sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Meanwhile, Gretna East faced Waverly in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Griffins put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Griffins.
Not much got past Austin Copeland, who gave up just four hits to keep Waverly off the board. Copeland has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Chase Neneman was excellent, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Kasen Brown, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Gretna East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Waverly only posted a batting average of .160.
Gretna East's victory bumped their record up to 19-10. As for Skutt Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 24-5.
Skutt Catholic skirted past Gretna East 3-2 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the SkyHawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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