On Thursday, Papillion-LaVista faced Norfolk in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Papillion-LaVista Monarchs fell just short of the Norfolk Panthers by a score of 6-5. The Monarchs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Maizey Carpenter was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Haberer, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Papillion-LaVista kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Papillion-LaVista dropped their record down to 18-8 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Norfolk, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Papillion-LaVista beat Norfolk by a score of 11-10 later that day.
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