Baseball Recap: Appleton North Lightning vs. Oshkosh West Wildcats
Appleton North entered their tilt with Oshkosh West with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They never let the Oshkosh West Wildcats onto the board and left with an 8-0 win on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Appleton North, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Matthew Hietpas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Hietpas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Levi Watts, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Appleton North pushed their record up to 13-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Oshkosh West, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
Appleton North will head out on the road to challenge Kimberly at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Oshkosh West, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Fond du Lac at 4:30 p.m. Oshkosh West is facing Fond du Lac at the right time seeing as Fond du Lac is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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