The Bellevue West Thunderbirds will face off against the Papillion-LaVista South Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bellevue West 3.2, Papillion-LaVista South 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bellevue West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Lincoln Southwest, who was ranked ninth at the time (Bellevue West was ranked 11th). The Thunderbirds came out on top against the Silver Hawks by a score of 4-1 on Monday.
Joseph Hartin-Kovy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayden Kephart, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista South waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with an 8-1 win. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Bellevue West has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Papillion-LaVista South, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
Bellevue West took their victory against Papillion-LaVista South when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 17-3 score. Will the Thunderbirds repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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