Papillion-LaVista's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They skirted past the Lincoln Northeast Rockets 5-3.
Brett Hoelscher looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
Easton Schneider
| 05/09/25 vs Lincoln Northeast | 4 |
| 04/18/25 @ Millard North | 3 |
| 03/31/25 vs Burke | 3 |
| 05/05/25 @ Omaha South | 2 |
| 05/03/25 vs Omaha Central | 2 |
On the hitting side, Easton Schneider was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Ryan Thompson was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple.
Papillion-LaVista was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln Northeast only posted a batting average of .286.
Papillion-LaVista has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lincoln Northeast, they dropped their record down to 15-12 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Coming up, Papillion-LaVista will face off against Millard South at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Monarchs 4, the Patriots 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Lincoln Northeast does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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