Appleton West lost against Appleton North back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Appleton West Terrors took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Appleton North Lightning. Appleton West has not had much luck with Appleton North recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For Appleton North's part, Logan Hudson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits.
On the hitting side, Bennett Popp was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Appleton West's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Appleton North, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Appleton West will head out on the road to challenge Fond du Lac at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fond du Lac's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Appleton West's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Appleton North, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Neenah at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neenah is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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