After having lost a blowout in their previous game against De Pere, Appleton East was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Xavier Hawks a 2-0 shutout. This was payback for Appleton East, who suffered a 5-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Yohana Bikyeombe and Lungwe Ramadhani scored both of Appleton East's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
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| 08/28/25 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 08/24/23 - Home | 1-5 L |
| 10/07/19 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/07/19 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/10/16 - Away | 0-3 L |
The win got Appleton East back to even at 1-1. As for Xavier, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Appleton East will be defending their home pitch for the first time this season when they go up against Kaukauna at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The game will give Appleton East their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Xavier, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kiel at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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