Baseball Preview: Millard North Mustangs vs. Papillion-LaVista Monarchs
Millard North and Papillion-LaVista are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Millard North Mustangs will be playing at home against the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Millard North has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Papillion-LaVista will come in with three straight victories.
Millard North lost 15-3 to Lincoln East on Monday.
Millard North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Burke, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista faced Papillion-LaVista South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Papillion-LaVista came out on top against Papillion-LaVista South by a score of 6-1.
Tanner Apgar made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Apgar has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances. Apgar was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Caden Sterling looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Millard North's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Papillion-LaVista, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Millard North has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Papillion-LaVista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Millard North skirted past Papillion-LaVista 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Will Millard North repeat their success, or does Papillion-LaVista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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