The crowd at Thursday's league match between the Kimberly Papermakers (Kimberly, WI) and the visiting Appleton North Lightning (Appleton, WI), saw Kimberly's softball squad nip Appleton North by a count of 8-2.

The Papermakers now sport a 7-4 record. They take the field next when they host Green Bay Preble for a non-league match on Saturday, April 29. Kimberly will face a Hornets squad coming off a 6-0 league win over Pulaski (Pulaski, WI). The Hornets record now stands at 16-1.

With the loss, Appleton North falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Lightning travel to Appleton East (Appleton, WI) to face the Patriots in a Fox Valley Association match on Friday, April 28. The Patriots enter the match with a record of 1-7. Appleton East lost 16-0 in their recent league match against Oshkosh West (Oshkosh, WI)