Appleton East extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 5-17. They lost 25-15 to the Freedom Irish. Even if the Patriots couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
As for Freedom, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 12-10. Considering they have won 11 matchups by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Freedom's part, Jessa McArtney looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Brooke Sowinski was a standout: she got on base in five of her six plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Jaylin Gribble also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Appleton East and Freedom could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Wisconsin Rankings. The Patriots will square off against Neenah at 5:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (217 vs. 43). Meanwhile, Freedom (ranked 120th) will meet Denmark (ranked 11th) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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