Papillion-LaVista South is 3-0 against Benson since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Papillion-LaVista South Titans will look to defend their home field against the Benson Bunnies at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Papillion-LaVista South's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Benson has been banged up by 23 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Papillion-LaVista South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Skutt Catholic, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Papillion-LaVista South was ranked 17th). Papillion-LaVista South sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Skutt Catholic on Monday.
Papillion-LaVista South got several good pitching performances, but Isaiah O'Brien was perhaps the best, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. O'Brien has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Papillion-LaVista South's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Danny Wallace, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Wallace has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Benson fell victim to a tough 19-3 loss at the hands of Papillion-LaVista on Tuesday.
Amrion Pouncil was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of James West, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Papillion-LaVista South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Benson, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
Benson's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Papillion-LaVista South has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Benson, though, as they've been averaging only 3.7. Will Papillion-LaVista South keep running through batters, or will Benson buck the trend?
Everything went Papillion-LaVista South's way against Benson when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Papillion-LaVista South made off with a 20-1 win. Does Papillion-LaVista South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Benson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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