Softball Preview: Papillion-LaVista South Titans vs. Omaha South Packers
Papillion-LaVista South has gone 4-0 against Omaha South recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Papillion-LaVista South Titans will head out to face off against the Omaha South Packers at 5:00 p.m. Papillion-LaVista South is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Papillion-LaVista South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Elkhorn South, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Papillion-LaVista South was ranked 19th). Papillion-LaVista South lost 13-4 to Elkhorn South on Tuesday.
Papillion-LaVista South saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emersyn Exner, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Omaha South fell victim to Marian and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Crusaders, falling 10-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Packers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Papillion-LaVista South's defeat dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Omaha South, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-11 record.
Everything went Papillion-LaVista South's way against Omaha South in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, as Papillion-LaVista South made off with a 17-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Papillion-LaVista South since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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