Monarchs
| 10/08/25 vs Benson | 17 |
| 09/05/25 vs Lincoln Southeast | 15 |
| 08/29/25 @ Pius X | 14 |
| 09/29/25 @ Omaha Central | 12 |
| 09/11/25 vs Benson | 12 |
Papillion-LaVista had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on the Gretna Dragons with a sharp 9-1 win on Wednesday. Considering the Monarchs have won 22 matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Papillion-LaVista let Alexa Taylor and Maizey Carpenter run wild. Taylor got on base in three of her four plate appearances with five stolen bases and one run, while Carpenter got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Those five stolen bases gave Taylor a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Skradski, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Papillion-LaVista always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gretna only posted an OBP of .333.
Papillion-LaVista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Gretna, they moved to 27-8 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Looking ahead, Papillion-LaVista will challenge Millard North at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Monarchs will need to watch out since the Mustangs have now posted at least ten runs in their last four games. As for Gretna, they will face off against Elkhorn South at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. The Dragons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Storm have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season.
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