Gretna East proved they can win big on Friday (they won by seven) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Hastings Tigers 3-2.
Carter Woodson looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Gretna East's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Colton Sillman, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run. Carson Herrmann was another, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Gretna East hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hastings struck out nine times.
Gretna East has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Hastings, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-9.
Gretna East has already played their next contest, a 7-5 defeat against Gretna on the 28th. As for Hastings, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 12-8 loss against Pius X on the 28th.
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