Papillion-LaVista South dropped to 17-14 on Thursday, ending the team's four-game streak of wins on the road. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Titans couldn't push the score so high this time.
Alexa Epley was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Herd, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
As for Lincoln Southwest, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 31-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games.
On Lincoln Southwest's side, Maisey McCarty made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts McCarty has posted over her last 12 contests. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor Siefken, who went 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. Brenly Noerrlinger was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and one double.
As of now, neither Papillion-LaVista South nor Lincoln Southwest have any future games scheduled.
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