Norris has been away from home for seven games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Gretna East Griffins at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Norris will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Elkhorn, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Norris came out on top against Elkhorn by a score of 6-1 on Thursday.
Gretna East never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Lincoln Northwest on Thursday. They walked away with an 11-8 win over the Falcons.
Kendall Johnson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Addi Shannon was a standout: she fired off two home runs, three RBI, and a double while going 3-for-5. That's the most hits she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Anderson, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gretna East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Norris pushed their record up to 9-8 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Gretna East, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-7.
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