Gretna East has been away from home for four games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Lincoln Northwest Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Neither Gretna East nor Lincoln Northwest posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Monday, Gretna East came up short against Norris and fell 7-2.
Gretna East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maycie Grant, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The last time Grant's batting average was this high was back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Tessa Jensen, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Northwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Elkhorn by a score of 3-2.
Kynzee McFadden was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
In other batting news, Lyrik Harris made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lincoln Northwest didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Gretna East's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Lincoln Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Gretna East hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lincoln Northwest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Gretna East was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincoln Northwest in their previous matchup on Thursday, winning 11-8. Does Gretna East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln Northwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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