On Thursday, Norfolk faced Papillion-LaVista in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Norfolk Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Lexy Kettler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on ten hits. What's more, she also racked up three strikeouts, the mostshe's had in her last ten matches.
At the plate, Brooklyn Branz was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Kylie Baumgard was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Norfolk's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5. As for Papillion-LaVista, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 18-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Papillion-LaVista beat Norfolk by a score of 11-10 later that day.
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