Appleton North has gone 8-2 against Fond du Lac recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Appleton North Lightning will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fond du Lac Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Fond du Lac took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Appleton North, who comes in off a win.
Appleton North took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Xavier.
Appleton North had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Chloe North, who had six aces and five digs. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Appleton North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Fond du Lac entered their match against Oshkosh West on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Fond du Lac took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oshkosh West. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Fond du Lac 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 19-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-21.
Appleton North's win bumped their record up to 11-15. As for Fond du Lac, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Everything went Appleton North's way against Fond du Lac when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Appleton North made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Appleton North repeat their success, or does Fond du Lac have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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