Papillion-LaVista hit Marian with a six-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Crusaders came up short against the Monarchs, falling 9-1. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Monarchs recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Marian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adele Tompsett, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Marian's defeat dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Papillion-LaVista, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 24-8.
Marian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Papillion-LaVista, they will challenge Millard West at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Monarchs 3.4, the Wildcats 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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