Baseball Recap: Appleton East Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Kimberly

Appleton East faced Kimberly in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Patriots fell 6-1 to the Papermakers. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Papermakers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Appleton East's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Kimberly, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-3-1.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Appleton East will face off against rival Oshkosh North at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Kimberly is set to square off against their familiar foe Fond du Lac at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Papermakers 3.6, the Cardinals 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.