Papillion-LaVista extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping their season record down to 12-9 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of the Millard West Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-3 last Saturday.
Brett Hoelscher
| 04/25/25 vs Millard West | 8 |
| 04/17/25 vs Omaha South | 11 |
| 04/07/25 @ Creighton Prep | 18 |
| 04/01/25 @ Millard North | 12 |
Brett Hoelscher was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Isaac Pamaran made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Wernli, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
As for Millard West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games.
On Millard West's side, they got a great performance from Brady Ferguson as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts Ferguson has posted over his last three matchups.
On the hitting side, Jake Daniel was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
Papillion-LaVista wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 6-4 win against Millard South on the 25th. As for Millard West, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 5-4 victory against Gretna on the 25th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
