Basketball Recap: Saturday's Defeat Ends Appleton North's Winning Streak

Appleton North and Kimberly squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Appleton North had to settle for second. They took a 73-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kimberly Papermakers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (66), the Lightning still had to take the loss.

Lightning

Previous 5 Games

03/08/25 vs Kimberly	68-73
03/07/25 vs Superior	66-42
02/27/25 vs Neenah	56-44
02/22/25 vs Oconomowoc	56-43
02/18/25 vs Kaukauna	56-66

With the loss, Appleton North broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-5. As for Kimberly, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-12.

Appleton North does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kimberly, they will face off against Kaukauna at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Kaukauna's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.