Papillion-LaVista is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Blue Springs South. The Monarchs fell 8-4 to the Jaguars. The Monarchs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Jaguars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Papillion-LaVista got a good showing from Chloe Cannon, who tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero earned runs gave Cannon a new career-low.
On the hitting side, Elli Ridgely was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Bella Arriola, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Monarchs
| 09/04/25 vs Blue Springs South | 4-8 |
| 09/02/25 vs Millard South | 9-1 |
| 08/29/25 vs Lincoln Southeast | 12-2 |
| 08/29/25 @ Pius X | 16-2 |
| 08/29/25 vs Northwest | 4-7 |
With the loss, Papillion-LaVista broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-3. As for Blue Springs South, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Coming up, Papillion-LaVista will be playing in front of their home fans against Papillion-LaVista South on Tuesday. As for Blue Springs South, they will face off against Fremont at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.92 runs per game on average), something the Jaguars will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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