Appleton North won the last time they faced Fond du Lac, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Appleton North Lightning had just enough and edged the Fond du Lac Cardinals out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lightning.
Appleton North was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-18, 29-31, 25-9, 15-12.
Leading Appleton North to victory were Chloe North and Hannah Moua. North had 31 digs and four aces, while Moua had five digs and three aces. North is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Appleton North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Fond du Lac's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kendall Nelson, who had 11 digs and three aces, and Sophie Steinbarth, who had 15 kills, 11 digs, and a block. That's the most aces Nelson has posted since back in September.
Appleton North is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-14 record this season. As for Fond du Lac, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-12.
Appleton North will challenge Kaukauna at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kaukauna is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, so Appleton North will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Fond du Lac, they will welcome Kimberly at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kimberly will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Fond du Lac surely won't give up without a fight.
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