Papillion-LaVista and Elkhorn are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Papillion-LaVista Monarchs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Elkhorn Antlers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Papillion-LaVista has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Papillion-LaVista had to settle for an 11-9 loss against Pius X.
Papillion-LaVista got a good showing from Landyn Evers, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Evers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tanner Apgar was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Imig, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Elkhorn's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. Their rough 11-3 defeat to Elkhorn North might stick with them for a while.
Elkhorn saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gil Schroeder, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Papillion-LaVista's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7. As for Elkhorn, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Everything went Papillion-LaVista's way against Elkhorn when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Papillion-LaVista made off with a 10-3 victory. Does Papillion-LaVista have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elkhorn turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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