Monarchs
| 01/28/25 @ Omaha South | 84 |
| 12/12/24 @ Bellevue West | 75 |
| 12/30/24 vs Buena Vista | 74 |
| 12/19/24 @ Omaha North | 71 |
| 12/13/24 vs Omaha Westside | 70 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Papillion-LaVista). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Omaha South Packers 84-11. With the Monarchs ahead 63-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Rease Murtaugh continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 of 17 en route to 21 points along with seven boards and five steals. Another player making a difference was Taliyah Jackson, who went 5 for 8 on her way to 10 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
Papillion-LaVista smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.8.
Papillion-LaVista moved to 8-8 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Omaha South, their loss was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-13.
Papillion-LaVista and Omaha South could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings. Papillion-LaVista (ranked 68th) will meet Bellevue East (ranked 12th) at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Omaha South will challenge Westview at 5:15 p.m. on Friday down 248 places (261 vs. 13).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
