On Monday, Gretna East faced Millard South in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Gretna East Griffins took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Millard South Patriots. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Gretna East of the 9-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday.
Curran Boswell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
On Millard South's side, Brycen Botos looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Harrison Hart, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Wick, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Gretna East's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Millard South, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gretna East will square off against Bellevue West at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bellevue West is coming into the match with six straight wins at home, so Gretna East will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Millard South, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Norfolk at 6:30 p.m. Millard South's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Norfolk's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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