The Appleton North Lightning will head out on the road to challenge the Green Bay Preble Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Appleton North has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Green Bay Preble will come in with seven straight victories.
Appleton North lost 8-2 to Appleton East on Thursday.
Appleton North saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Wald, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Green Bay Preble rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Red Devils a 19-0 shutout. Considering Green Bay Preble has won 17 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Katie Geydoshek was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Geydoshek has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Geydoshek was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Green Bay Preble got a massive performance out of Sam Foytik, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Kaitlyn Duchateau was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Appleton North's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Green Bay Preble, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Appleton North suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Green Bay Preble in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Can Appleton North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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