Millard West faced Papillion-LaVista South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Wildcats came out on top in a nail-biter against the Titans, sneaking past 5-3. This was a revenge game for the Wildcats: when they faced off against the Titans two weeks ago, they had to take a 8-1 loss.
Ethan Cole
| 05/03/25 vs Papillion-LaVista South | 6 |
| 04/26/25 @ Elkhorn South | 2 |
| 04/19/25 @ Papillion-LaVista | 7 |
Millard West got a great performance from Ethan Cole as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Cole has posted over his last three matchups.
On the hitting side, Sam Kidd was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Millard West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Papillion-LaVista South, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-7.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Millard West will face off against rival Gretna at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista South is set to take on their familiar foe Millard North at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Titans 3.3, the Mustangs 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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