Millard South is 2-8 against Papillion-LaVista since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Millard South Patriots will venture away from home to challenge the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs at 2:00 p.m.
Millard South is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Pius X by a score of 10-8. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista entered their tilt with Bryan on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Bears onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. The Monarchs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Papillion-LaVista let Maizey Carpenter and Holiday Kirk loose on the outfield. Carpenter went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Kirk scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave Kirk a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Reese Haberer, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Papillion-LaVista hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in 12 consecutive games.
Millard South's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Papillion-LaVista, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Millard South suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Papillion-LaVista in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can Millard South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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