Baseball Preview: Norfolk Panthers vs. Papillion-LaVista South Titans
After two games on the road, Norfolk is heading back home. They will take on the Papillion-LaVista South Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Norfolk suffered a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Lincoln Southwest.
Norfolk saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Kelley, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista South fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Gretna East on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Griffins by a score of 7-6. Papillion-LaVista South has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cordell Clinkingbeard was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Danny Wallace, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Norfolk dropped their record down to 3-4 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Papillion-LaVista South, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Norfolk was able to grind out a solid victory over Papillion-LaVista South when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 5-2. Does Norfolk have another victory up their sleeve, or will Papillion-LaVista South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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