Baseball Game Preview: Papillion-LaVista South Titans vs. Westview Wolverines

The Papillion-LaVista South Titans will challenge the Westview Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Papillion-LaVista South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Millard South, who was ranked fourth at the time (Papillion-LaVista South was ranked second). The Titans lost 16-5 to the Patriots on Monday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Titans, who until this match were averaging 3.21 runs allowed.

Griffin Minderman was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. Grant Gilbreath was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Westview's offense. They came up short against Millard North on Monday, falling 10-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Wolverines have suffered since April 12th.

Papillion-LaVista South's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-5. As for Westview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-11.