Papillion-LaVista and Millard North are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Papillion-LaVista Monarchs will head out on the road to take on the Millard North Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Papillion-LaVista has three straight victories, Millard North has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Papillion-LaVista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Papillion-LaVista South, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Papillion-LaVista was ranked 11th). Papillion-LaVista came out on top against Papillion-LaVista South by a score of 6-1 on Tuesday.
Tanner Apgar was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Apgar has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances. Apgar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Caden Sterling looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Apgar wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Trent Lavicky, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Lavicky is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Alex Imig was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Millard North lost 15-3 to Lincoln East on Monday.
Papillion-LaVista is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Millard North, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Papillion-LaVista has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Millard North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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