Papillion-LaVista South won the last time they faced Gretna, and things went their way on Monday too. The Papillion-LaVista South Titans skirted past the Gretna Dragons 6-5. That's two games straight that Papillion-LaVista South has won by just one run.
Jacob Chandler looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Danny Wallace was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Kye Privett was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a double.
On Gretna's side, they got a good showing from Karson Skokan, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Bryce Lakers was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Parrish, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Gretna didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Papillion-LaVista South only tossed five.
Papillion-LaVista South has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Gretna, their record is now 11-17.
Papillion-LaVista South will take on Papillion-LaVista at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Papillion-LaVista's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Papillion-LaVista South's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Gretna, they will head out on the road to square off against Benson at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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