Soccer Game Preview: Appleton East vs. Appleton North

The Appleton East Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Appleton North Lightning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Appleton North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.

Appleton East will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Fond du Lac on Thursday. The Patriots never let the Cardinals get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Appleton East, who have now won three games by four goals or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, Appleton North was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They came up short against Hortonville, falling 5-1. Appleton North's loss put an end to their three-game winning streak.

Appleton East has been performing well recently, winning three of their last four matches. That's given a solid lift to their 5-4 record this season. The wins were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those four games. As for Appleton North, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 7-2-2.