Hortonville is 8-2 against Appleton North since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hortonville Polar Bears will look to defend their home field against the Appleton North Lightning at 5:00 p.m. Appleton North took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hortonville, who comes in off a win.
Hortonville took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Oshkosh North 7-6.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Appleton North had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Oshkosh North on Friday. Appleton North has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Levi Watts made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double. Brandon Schopf was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Hortonville back to even at 9-9. As for Appleton North, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4.
Hortonville came up short against Appleton North in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Appleton North's Ethan Wick, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Hortonville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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