Basketball Recap: Papillion-LaVista Comes Up Short

Papillion-LaVista suffered their biggest loss since February 3rd on Saturday. They lost 84-61 to the Skutt Catholic SkyHawks.

When it comes to explaining why Papillion-LaVista lost, don't look at Rease Murtaugh. Despite the final result, she went 9 of 21 on her way to 32 points and five rebounds. The matchup was Murtaugh's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Reyes, who posted six points.

Papillion-LaVista now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Skutt Catholic, the win keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.

Papillion-LaVista will take on Omaha Central in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Papillion-LaVista has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 206 points over their last three games. As for Skutt Catholic, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Crete at 1:00 p.m. on December 27th.