Gretna has won 17 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Blair has won 17 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Gretna Dragons will host the Blair Bears at 6:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Gretna beats Blair with ten runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Gretna's pitchers stepped up to hand Lincoln Northwest a 10-0 shutout on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Dragons have won by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Blair got the win against Standing Bear on Monday by a conclusive 11-3.
Taytum Macholan spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. What's more, she also racked up five strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in August.
On the hitting side, Blair got a big performance out of Mia McClain, who scored two runs while going 4-for-5. What's more, McClain also racked up four hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Laynie Brown, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Blair was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .424 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Gretna's victory bumped their record up to 29-0. As for Blair, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
Everything went Gretna's way against Blair when the teams last played back in September, as Gretna made off with an 8-0 win. Does Gretna have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blair turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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