Papillion-LaVista suffered their biggest loss since December 16, 2023 on Friday. They were outmatched by the Pius X Thunderbolts and fell 69-42. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Thunderbolts are ranked fifth).
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Several Monarchs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayda Richardson, who posted 16 points. Richardson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Taliyah Jackson, who scored 13 points and three steals.
Pius X was led to victory by Hannah Bedient and Keeleigh Knobbe. Bedient earned 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals, while Knobbe went 6 for 10 en route to 19 points. Ava Markowski was another key player, putting up ten points along with five boards and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Papillion-LaVista and nudges their season record down to 7-7. As for Pius X, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
When Papillion-LaVista and Pius X next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Papillion-LaVista will challenge Omaha Westside and their four-game winning streak at 5:30 p.m. on January 24th. Papillion-LaVista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.5 points per game this season. Similarly, Pius X will try to stop Lincoln Christian's 11-game winning streak when the meet at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
