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| 02/14/25 - Home | 74-47 W |
| 01/18/24 - Home | 70-53 W |
| 02/01/22 - Away | 72-61 W |
| 02/06/21 - Home | 76-35 W |
| 02/11/20 - Home | 60-39 W |
| + 5 more games |
Papillion-LaVista had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 74-47 win over the Burke Bulldogs. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Monarchs had established a 20 point advantage.
Papillion-LaVista was led to victory by DeMarcus McCarty and Bryce Vigness. McCarty went 6-for-7 to rack up 19 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Vigness dropped a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards. McCarty has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cedric Williams, who posted 11 points.
Papillion-LaVista was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They racked up seven more assists than Burke's also-impressive total of ten.
Despite the loss, Burke still got an impressive performance from Michael White, who scored 12 points. Jay Svoboda was another key player, putting up eight points.
Papillion-LaVista's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29 points. As for Burke, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.
Coming up, Papillion-LaVista will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Buena Vista at 7:15 p.m. Papillion-LaVista knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Buena Vista likes a good challenge. As for Burke, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 81-71 win against Norfolk on the 15th.
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