Papillion-LaVista South has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Millard South Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Papillion-LaVista South's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Buena Vista 15-0.
Dylan Johnsosn looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Papillion-LaVista South let Michael Blake and Griffin Minderman loose on the outfield. Blake scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Minderman scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Fitzpatrick, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Millard South had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over the Panthers. With that win, Millard South brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Noah Gartner looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Brody Jindra and Harrison Hart did most of the damage at the plate: Jindra scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Hart scored a run while going 2-for-3. Will Thomas was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Papillion-LaVista South is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Millard South, their record is now 20-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Papillion-LaVista South has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Millard South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Papillion-LaVista South couldn't quite finish off Millard South in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 6-4. Can Papillion-LaVista South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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