On Wednesday, Creighton Prep faced Papillion-LaVista South in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Creighton Prep Junior Jays fell 11-8 to the Papillion-LaVista South Titans. Creighton Prep has struggled against Papillion-LaVista South recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Mike Wheelock put in work no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wheelock was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Henry Bartholomew and Michael Sall stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bartholomew scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Sall went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Ziola, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Papillion-LaVista South's side, they got a big performance out of Grant Gilbreath, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Donnie Rosenthal, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Creighton Prep now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Papillion-LaVista South, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7.
Creighton Prep will face off against De Smet Jesuit at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Creighton Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lincoln Northeast at 2:00 p.m. Lincoln Northeast hasn't scored more than two runs for seven games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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