You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Papillion-LaVista on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Columbus Discoverers out of the water with a 70-28 final score. The Monarchs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Rease Murtaugh
| 02/26/25 vs Columbus | 21 |
| 02/20/25 @ Lincoln Northeast | 22 |
| 02/18/25 vs Buena Vista | 21 |
| 02/14/25 vs Burke | 22 |
| 02/11/25 vs Benson | 16 |
| + 4 more games |
Papillion-LaVista had a senior duo take command as Rease Murtaugh went 7-for-15 en route to 21 points in addition to six assists and six boards and Taliyah Jackson shot 80% from the field to rack up 24 points and eight rebounds. Murtaugh's big performance that evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Corryn Estelle, who posted eight points.
Papillion-LaVista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.5 points. Columbus is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-13.
Papillion-LaVista didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-39 defeat against Millard North on the 28th. Columbus does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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