On Friday, Kearney faced Papillion-LaVista in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Kearney Bearcats fell just short of the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs by a score of 6-4. The Bearcats haven't had much luck with the Monarchs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Olivia Wright was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
The defeat snapped Kearney's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 13-7 record. As for Papillion-LaVista, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
Kearney will square off against Lincoln Southeast at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearney is facing Lincoln Southeast at the right time seeing as Lincoln Southeast is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Papillion-LaVista, they will venture away from home to face off against Millard North at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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