On Saturday, Papillion-LaVista faced Millard West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Papillion-LaVista Monarchs fell 5-2 to the Millard West Wildcats. The Monarchs' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Carly Bertolini spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Alexa Taylor made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Maizey Carpenter was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Papillion-LaVista didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted in their last seven matchups.
Papillion-LaVista's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-9. As for Millard West, they pushed their record up to 20-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
As of now, neither Papillion-LaVista nor Millard West have any future games scheduled.
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