It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Papillion-LaVista can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. The Monarchs have struggled against the Silver Hawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Kaylee Huffman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. What's more, she gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest she's had over her last eight contests.
On the hitting side, Papillion-LaVista saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addalynne Bergren, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. Bella Arriola was another, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Papillion-LaVista's defeat dropped their record down to 29-11. As for Lincoln Southwest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 34-3 record this season.
As of now, neither Papillion-LaVista nor Lincoln Southwest have any future games scheduled.
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