Papillion-LaVista hasn't had much luck against Omaha Westside recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Papillion-LaVista Monarchs will venture away from home to square off against the Omaha Westside Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Papillion-LaVista is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Fremont at home to the tune of 69-7 on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Monarchs considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Brody Parr had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns. Those 89 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jaxson Carnako was in the mix too, providing Papillion-LaVista with a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Omaha Westside put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 47-7 win over Creighton Prep on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-0.
Omaha Westside found their leader in underclassman Tay Tay Jenkins, who rushed for 244 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Those 244 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Jenkins. The team also got some help courtesy of Finn Christensen, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Omaha Westside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Papillion-LaVista's record now sits at 6-2. As for Omaha Westside, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Thursday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Papillion-LaVista has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 152.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Omaha Westside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 192.4. It's looking like Thursday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Papillion-LaVista was dealt a bruising 59-21 defeat at the hands of Omaha Westside in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Thankfully for Papillion-LaVista, Anthony Rezac (who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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