The Gretna East Griffins will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Millard North Mustangs at 9:00 a.m. Gretna East will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Gretna East's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Friday, when they got past Blue Springs South's usually-dominant pitching crew. Gretna East put the hurt on Blue Springs South with a sharp 17-9 win. With that victory, the Griffins brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
Amelia Fliege was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run and six RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Amanda Weis, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gretna East always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .778. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Millard North is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Legend. Millard North came out on top against Legend by a score of 5-0. The win was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on five straight.
Millard North also got a great performance from Jadyn Pokorny as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Pokorny has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hayden Nelson was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Abby Beard, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Gretna East now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Millard North, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Saturday's match might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Gretna East has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of 0. However, it's not like Millard North struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Gretna East suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Millard North in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Gretna East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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