Papillion-LaVista came into Saturday's match having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They snuck past the Millard South Patriots with a 59-54 win on Saturday. For the Monarchs, this counts as revenge for the 57-37 victory the Patriots walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Papillion-LaVista was led to victory by DeMarcus McCarty and Trey Richardson. McCarty went 5 for 11 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds, while Richardson went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points plus five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Garin Maley, who earned six points.
Millard South's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jett Thomalla, who went 6 for 8 en route to 14 points plus six assists and six rebounds. Tyler Albert was another key player, going 5 for 9 en route to 13 points plus five rebounds.
The win got Papillion-LaVista back to even at 1-1.
Papillion-LaVista is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge Bellevue West at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Millard South has already played their next matchup (against Papillion-LaVista), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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