
Junior Jays
05/01/25 vs Papillion-LaVista South | 5-6 |
04/30/25 vs Lincoln Southwest | 12-5 |
04/29/25 @ Millard North | 8-3 |
04/28/25 @ Bryan | 27-1 |
04/26/25 vs Lincoln North Star | 12-2 |
Creighton Prep dropped their record down to 15-12 on Thursday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Papillion-LaVista South Titans by a score of 6-5. The Junior Jays were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Titans earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
Cal Anthony and Braden Caito stepped up to the plate in a big way. Anthony went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Caito went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Burchfiel, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances.
As for Papillion-LaVista South, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
On Papillion-LaVista South's side, Jackson Willer looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Emmett Minderman, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 games. Griffin Minderman was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Creighton Prep will take on rival Bellevue West at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista South is set to challenge their familiar foe Millard North at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Titans 3.2, the Mustangs 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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