Papillion-LaVista is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Blue Springs South. The Papillion-LaVista Monarchs had just enough and edged the Blue Springs South Jaguars out 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Monarchs have posted since August 23rd.
Carly Bertolini spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Amanda Gibilisco, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Dibelka, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Papillion-LaVista hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in six consecutive matches.
Papillion-LaVista's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Blue Springs South, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-1.
Papillion-LaVista will host Bellevue West at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Papillion-LaVista's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Bellevue West's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Blue Springs South, they are on the road again on Friday to play Blair at 4:00 p.m. Blair will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Blue Springs South surely won't give up without a fight.
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