Baseball Recap: Papillion-LaVista Find Success

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Previous 4 Games

03/29/25 - Home	6-5 W
04/17/24 - Away	4-5 L
03/25/23 - Home	9-4 W
03/25/22 - Away	13-7 W

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Millard South, Papillion-LaVista was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Norfolk Panthers 6-5. This was payback for the Monarchs, who suffered a 5-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Landyn Albrecht made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Albrecht was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Albrecht wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Easton Schneider, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Luke Bennett also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

The win got Papillion-LaVista back to even at 2-2. As for Norfolk, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-4.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Papillion-LaVista will face off against rival Burke at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Norfolk is set to square off against their familiar foe Lincoln High at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.