The Appleton North Lightning are taking a road trip to challenge the Kimberly Papermakers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Appleton North didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Oshkosh North, but they still walked away with a 67-61 victory. Given the Lightning's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Spartans are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Kimberly won against Appleton West on Friday with 80 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Kimberly strolled past Oshkosh West with points to spare, taking the game 80-66. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Papermakers.
Kimberly's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-9. As for Appleton North, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Everything went Appleton North's way against Kimberly in their previous matchup back in January, as Appleton North made off with a 71-50 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Appleton North since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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