Appleton North lost against Waukesha West back in October of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Appleton North Lightning fell just short of the Waukesha West Wolverines by a score of 2-1. The Lightning have struggled against the Wolverines recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Appleton North lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 17-25, 15-13.
Appleton North's loss came despite strong showings from Chloe North and Hannah Moua. North had 18 digs and two aces, while Moua had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces Moua has posted in her last 12 games.
Waukesha West can attribute much of their success to Ruby Friess, who had ten digs and 11 assists.
Appleton North's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Waukesha West, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-18 record this season.
Appleton North didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Xavier on the 1st. Waukesha West has also already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Muskego on the 1st.
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