On Thursday, Blair faced Gretna East in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Blair Bears' pitcher stepped up to hand the Gretna East Griffins a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bears have posted since August 23rd.
Not much got past Brooke Janning, who gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Gretna East off the board. Janning has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Blair's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Regan Blattert, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. What's more, Blattert also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in August.
Blair didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now tossed at least ten strikeouts in five consecutive matchups.
Blair's victory bumped their record up to 20-6. As for Gretna East, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-11 record.
Blair will play host again on Monday to welcome Standing Bear, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. As for Gretna East, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Mercy at 10:00 a.m. Gretna East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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