Dragons
| 08/23/25 @ Elkhorn South | 2-0 |
| 08/23/25 @ Blair | 13-0 |
| 08/22/25 vs Bellevue West | 9-7 |
| 08/22/25 vs Mercy | 9-1 |
| 08/21/25 @ Norris | 5-1 |
| + 38 more games |
Gretna put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Elkhorn South Storm get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The two-run effort marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Gretna got a great performance from Taelyn Rupiper as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Rupiper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Emerson Johnson was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That stolen base was her first of the season.
Gretna's record now sits at 5-0. As for Elkhorn South, they moved to 3-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Looking ahead, Gretna will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Bennington at 6:15 p.m. The Badgers' pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so the Dragons' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Elkhorn South, they are headed away from home for the first time to square off against Papillion-LaVista at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Storm's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Monarchs have averaged an impressive 7.5 runs per game this season.
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