Baseball Recap: Oshkosh West Wildcats vs. Appleton North Lightning
Oshkosh West fell victim to Appleton North and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to the Appleton North Lightning. The loss continues a trend for Oshkosh West in their matchups with Appleton North: they've now lost eight in a row.
For Appleton North's part, Matthew Hietpas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. 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, Levi Watts was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Oshkosh West's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Appleton North, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
Oshkosh West will be playing at home against Fond du Lac at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oshkosh West is facing Fond du Lac at the right time seeing as Fond du Lac is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Appleton North, they will head out on the road to challenge Kimberly at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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