The Gretna East Griffins will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Skutt Catholic SkyHawks at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Gretna East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Norris, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Gretna East was ranked 15th). Gretna East's rough 10-3 loss to Norris on Monday might stick with them for a while. It was the first time this season that Gretna East let down their fans at home.
Gretna East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Cox, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Skutt Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Papillion-LaVista South by a score of 2-1.
Skutt Catholic also got a good showing from John Schulte, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Schulte has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
Gretna East's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4. As for Skutt Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
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