Omaha South dropped their record down to 15-12 on Monday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They came up short against the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs, falling 11-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Monarchs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-0 back in April.
As for Papillion-LaVista, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games.
For Papillion-LaVista's part, Trevor Antoniak tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the most strikeouts Antoniak has posted since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Jaxson Povich was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Peters, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI.
Coming up, Omaha South will venture away from home to face off against South Sioux City at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Papillion-LaVista has already played their next game (against Millard West), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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