Softball Recap: Oshkosh North Drops Highest Score of Season Against Appleton West

Spartans

Team Score (Highest)

05/06/25 @ Appleton West	12
04/12/25 @ Manitowoc Lincoln	9
04/11/25 vs Slinger	8
04/10/25 vs Appleton West	7
04/24/25 vs Fond du Lac	6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oshkosh North). Everything went their way against the Appleton West Terrors on Tuesday as they made off with a 12-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Spartans considering their two-run performance the game before.

Brooke Peters made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Those two runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Olivia Borowitz was incredible, going 4-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emma Niemczyk, who went 3-for-5 with one home run and two RBI.

Oshkosh North kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

The win made it two in a row for Oshkosh North and bumps their season record up to 5-8. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Appleton West, their loss was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-10.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Oshkosh North will square off against rival Neenah at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Appleton West is set to take on their familiar foe Kaukauna at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.