The Appleton North Lightning held off the visiting Appleton East Patriots soccer squad by a margin of 1-0 in Thursday's league match.

The Lightning now sport a 2-0 record. They play next when they travel to Oshkosh North for a Fox Valley match on Tuesday, September 6. Appleton North will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 0-0 league Oshkosh West (Oshkosh, WI). The Spartans record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Appleton East drops to 2-3 on the season. The Patriots host Kimberly (Kimberly, WI) to encounter the Papermakers in a Fox Valley match on Tuesday, September 6. The Papermakers come into the match with a record of 0-2. Kimberly lost 3-2 in their recent non-league match against Menomonee Falls (Menomonee Falls, WI)