Baseball Preview: Appleton North Lightning vs. Fond du Lac Cardinals
The Appleton North Lightning will head out on the road to challenge the Fond du Lac Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Appleton North is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
On Thursday, Appleton North earned a 6-3 victory over Kaukauna.
Ethan Wick tossed a big game, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brandon Schopf was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Bennett Popp, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fond du Lac didn't have quite enough to beat Neenah on Tuesday and fell 4-2.
Appleton North pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Fond du Lac, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Appleton North took their victory against Fond du Lac in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Appleton North since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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