An exciting East v. West battle is about to be fought. The Appleton East Patriots will welcome the Appleton West Terrors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Appleton East's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
On Tuesday, Appleton East came up short against Appleton North and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Appleton East can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Appleton North are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Appleton West kept a clean sheet against Oshkosh North on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Spartans. The victory continues a trend for Appleton West in their matchups with Oshkosh North: they've now won seven in a row.
Appleton East's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7-1. As for Appleton West, their win bumped their record up to 4-7-2.
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