On Wednesday, Papillion-LaVista South faced Elkhorn South in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Papillion-LaVista South Titans put the hurt on the Elkhorn South Storm with a sharp 7-1 victory. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
Hannah Winans spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Shayla Warak, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chyler Hoke, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Papillion-LaVista South didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.9 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 7.
Papillion-LaVista South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season. As for Elkhorn South, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-11.
As of now, neither Papillion-LaVista South nor Elkhorn South have any future games scheduled.
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