Papillion-LaVista faced Lincoln East in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Monarchs fell 6-1 to the Spartans. The Monarchs haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Cayden Miller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Papillion-LaVista saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Thompson, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Papillion-LaVista's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Lincoln East, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-2.
Papillion-LaVista has already played their next game (against Westview), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Lincoln East, they will challenge Lincoln Southwest at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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