Baseball Recap: Papillion-Lavista Drops Season-High Score on Omaha South

Monarchs

Team Score (Highest)

04/17/25 vs Omaha South	14
03/31/25 vs Burke	12
04/14/25 vs Bryan	11
04/12/25 vs Gretna	11
04/10/25 vs Burke	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Papillion-LaVista). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Omaha South Packers a 14-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Monarchs in their matchups with the Packers: they've now won five in a row.

Papillion-LaVista got a great performance from Brett Hoelscher as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Hoelscher has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Papillion-LaVista let Luke Bennett and Evan Eddie run wild. Bennett went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Eddie went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs Eddie has posted over his last 11 contests. Another player making a difference was Jaxson Povich, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Papillion-LaVista always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Papillion-LaVista's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Omaha South, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Papillion-LaVista will venture away from home to face off against Lincoln East on Monday. The Spartans' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Monarchs' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Omaha South, they are taking a road trip to take on Bellevue East at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Packers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Chieftains have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season.