Papillion-LaVista had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bryan Bears an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Monarchs, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Papillion-LaVista let Maizey Carpenter and Holiday Kirk loose on the outfield. Carpenter went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Kirk scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave Kirk a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Bella Arriola, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Papillion-LaVista lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 home runs per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 0.8.
Papillion-LaVista is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Bryan, they dropped their record down to 4-9 with that defeat, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Papillion-LaVista will be playing in front of their home fans against Millard South at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Papillion-LaVista's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Millard South's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bryan, they will take on Omaha South on Tuesday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2019.
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