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| 05/01/25 - Neutral | 6-5 W |
| 03/31/25 - Away | 1-3 L |
| 04/03/24 - Away | 11-8 W |
| 04/27/23 - Neutral | 14-8 W |
| 03/21/23 - Away | 12-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Papillion-LaVista South faced Creighton Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Titans won by a run and slipped past the Junior Jays 6-5. This was a revenge game for the Titans: when they faced off against the Junior Jays back in March, they had to take a 3-1 defeat.
Jackson Willer looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Emmett Minderman was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 contests. Another player making a difference was Griffin Minderman, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Papillion-LaVista South is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. As for Creighton Prep, they moved to 15-12 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Papillion-LaVista South will take on rival Millard North at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Titans 3.2, the Mustangs 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Creighton Prep is set to challenge their familiar foe Bellevue West at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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