Papillion-LaVista is 1-6 against Lincoln Northeast since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Papillion-LaVista Monarchs are taking a road trip to square off against the Lincoln Northeast Rockets at 6:00 p.m. Papillion-LaVista knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Lincoln Northeast likes a good challenge.
Papillion-LaVista is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Buena Vista: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Papillion-LaVista blew Buena Vista out of the water with a 77-36 final score. The Monarchs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.
Rease Murtaugh
| 02/18/25 vs Buena Vista | 21 |
| 02/14/25 vs Burke | 22 |
| 02/11/25 vs Benson | 16 |
| 02/07/25 @ Fremont | 21 |
| 02/04/25 @ Lincoln Southeast | 26 |
| + 2 more games |
Rease Murtaugh was her usual excellent self, going 8-for-13 en route to 21 points and four steals. The match was her seventh in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Taliyah Jackson, who went 7-for-13 on her way to 16 points.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Northeast won against Fremont on Saturday with 52 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Lincoln Northeast was the clear victors by a 52-32 margin over Omaha Northwest. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.
Papillion-LaVista is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 42.8 points. As for Lincoln Northeast, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
Papillion-LaVista and Lincoln Northeast were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, but Papillion-LaVista came up empty-handed after a 61-60 loss. Can Papillion-LaVista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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