Recap: Appleton North Lightning vs. Hortonville Polar Bears
Even though the Hortonville Polar Bears scored an imposing 66 points on Thursday, the Appleton North Lightning still came out on top. Appleton North walked away with a 79-66 win over Hortonville. That's another feather in the cap for Appleton North, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the loss, Hortonville still got an impressive performance from Riley Mueller, who scored 19 points. Mueller scored a full 28.8% of Hortonville's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Drake Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Appleton North's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Hortonville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Appleton North will take on Appleton West at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hortonville, they will be playing at home against Green Bay Southwest at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
