Baseball Game Preview: Papillion-LaVista South Titans vs. Kearney Bearcats

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Previous Games

03/24/25 - Home	9-4 W
03/18/24 - Away	2-4 L
05/06/23 - Home	5-2 W
03/20/23 - Home	14-0 W
03/21/22 - Away	1-11 L
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Papillion-LaVista South and Kearney are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Titans will challenge the Bearcats at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Papillion-LaVista South 3.2, Kearney 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Papillion-LaVista South heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Friday. They fell just short of Millard North by a score of 5-3.

Papillion-LaVista South got a good showing from Jackson Willer, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Willer a new career-low in hits (zero).

On the hitting side, Papillion-LaVista South saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Jellen, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, Kearney faced Elkhorn South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Bearcats came up short against the Storm, falling 10-2. The Bearcats' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.

Kearney's loss dropped their record down to 22-10. As for Papillion-LaVista South, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-9.

Papillion-LaVista South was able to grind out a solid win over Kearney when the teams last played back in March, winning 9-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.