Appleton North was the 3-1 winner over Kaukauna when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Appleton North Lightning fell just short of the Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Appleton North sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-16, 23-25, 25-22, 16-25, 15-8.
Appleton North lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chloe North, who had 21 digs. With that strong performance, North is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Moua, who had six digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Appleton North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last ten games.
Appleton North's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Kaukauna, they pushed their record up to 23-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Appleton North didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Appleton East on the 10th. Kaukauna has also already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Kimberly on the 10th.
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