Baseball Recap: Appleton North Lightning vs. Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts
Appleton North entered their tilt with Kaukauna with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Appleton North also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Appleton North got a great performance from Ethan Wick as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Wick has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brandon Schopf, who scored 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.
Appleton North's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Kaukauna, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Appleton North will take on Fond du Lac at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Fond du Lac's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Appleton North's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Kaukauna, they will head out on the road to challenge Hortonville at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
