Gretna lost against Bellevue West last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Gretna Dragons wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-2 walloping at the hands of the Bellevue West Thunderbirds.
Bryce Lakers was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and five RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Thomas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Bellevue West's side, Drew Grego was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Grego was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ty Smolinski was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and a run. Kaden Allred was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
Gretna's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Bellevue West, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
Gretna will head out on the road to square off against Westview at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Gretna has given up an average of 6.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Bellevue West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Buena Vista at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bellevue West is facing Buena Vista at the right time seeing as Buena Vista is stuck on a 15-game losing streak.
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