Lincoln East and Papillion-LaVista South are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2015, but likely not for long. The Lincoln East Spartans will face off against the Papillion-LaVista South Titans on Tuesday. Lincoln East will be strutting in after a victory while Papillion-LaVista South will be coming in after a defeat.
Lincoln East will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a eight-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Kearney on Tuesday. Lincoln East skirted past Kearney 11-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Spartans have posted since September 28, 2023.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista South faced Millard West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Papillion-LaVista South fell just short of Millard West by a score of 3-1. The Titans have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Papillion-LaVista South saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emersyn Exner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Lincoln East's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Papillion-LaVista South, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 10-6.
Lincoln East skirted past Papillion-LaVista South 3-1 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Will Lincoln East repeat their success, or does Papillion-LaVista South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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