Baseball Game Preview: Appleton East Patriots vs. Appleton North Lightning

Appleton East is on a six-game streak of home losses, and Appleton North a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Appleton East Patriots will welcome the Appleton North Lightning at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

On Tuesday, Appleton East came up short against Fond du Lac and fell 7-3.

Meanwhile, Appleton North didn't have quite enough to beat Oshkosh North on Tuesday and fell 4-3.

Appleton East's defeat dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Appleton North, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.

Appleton East couldn't quite get it done against Appleton North in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 4-0. Will the Patriots have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.