Gretna East fell victim to Northwest and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Northwest Vikings. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Griffins' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Even though they lost, Gretna East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwest only tossed five.
Gretna East's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-12. As for Northwest, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 22-1.
Gretna East will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Standing Bear at 6:30 p.m. Standing Bear is coming into the match with 11 straight losses on the road, meaning Gretna East will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. Northwest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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