Burke and Papillion-LaVista South are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long. The Burke Bulldogs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Papillion-LaVista South Titans on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Burke's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Bellevue East on Tuesday. They came up short against the Chieftains, falling 15-0. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Chieftains recently, as their game on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista South faced Westview in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Papillion-LaVista South fell 7-2 to Westview. The match marked the Titans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Papillion-LaVista South saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emersyn Exner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Ysa Rodriguez also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Burke's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Papillion-LaVista South, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
Burke came up short against Papillion-LaVista South in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Burke avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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