The matchup between Lincoln East and Papillion-LaVista South on Tuesday hardly resembled the 3-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Lincoln East Spartans walked away with an 11-8 win over the Papillion-LaVista South Titans. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Ava Martinez was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and six RBI. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Nevaeh Coleman was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln East kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least nine hits in nine consecutive contests.
Lincoln East has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Papillion-LaVista South, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-7.
Lincoln East will take on Bellevue West at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they will host Benson on Thursday. Benson is coming into the game with four straight losses on the road, meaning Papillion-LaVista South will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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