The Hortonville Polar Bears will head out on the road to take on the Appleton North Lightning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hortonville has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Appleton North will arrive with five straight wins.
On Monday, Hortonville came up short against Neenah and fell 3-1.
Hortonville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-16, 25-6, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Appleton North faced Kimberly in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Lightning had just enough and edged out the Papermakers 2-1.
Hortonville better focus on containing LANDON KUE and SAOLAI THAO as the pair were huge in Appleton North's win. KUE had 11 digs and two aces, while THAO had eight assists and three digs. That's the most assists THAO has posted over his last two matchups.
Hortonville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Appleton North, their victory bumped their record up to 30-7.
Hortonville might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Appleton North in their previous meeting back in September. Can the Polar Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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