Gretna East posted their closest victory since August 27th on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bennington Badgers , sneaking past 7-5. For the Griffins, this counts as revenge for the 16-4 loss the Badgers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Kate Gudenrath spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September of 2023.
On the hitting side, Gretna East got a big performance out of Rylan Anderson, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Lindsey, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Gretna East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bennington only posted a batting average of .222.
The win got Gretna East back to even at 8-8. As for Bennington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Gretna East will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Elkhorn North at 2:30 p.m. As for Bennington, they will take on Norris at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Bennington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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