Millard West is 2-8 against Papillion-LaVista since August of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Millard West Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Millard West is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Omaha Central onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Thursday. The Wildcats' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Crusaders as they made off with a 9-1 win.
Carly Bertolini spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alexa Taylor, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Allison Dibelka was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Papillion-LaVista hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in ten consecutive contests.
Millard West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Papillion-LaVista, they pushed their record up to 22-8 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Millard West couldn't quite finish off Papillion-LaVista in their previous matchup back in August and fell 2-0. Can Millard West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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