The Gretna East Griffins will head out on the road to challenge the Gretna Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Gretna East's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Gretna's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Saturday as neither Gretna East nor Hastings made it on the board until the seventh inning. The Griffins came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers, sneaking past 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Griffins.
Carter Woodson looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Gretna East saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Herrmann, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Gretna's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Millard West by a score of 5-4.
Gretna East's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Gretna, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Gretna East was able to grind out a solid victory over Gretna in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 4-1. Will the Griffins repeat their success, or do the Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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