Lightning
| 10/24/25 vs Hortonville | 3-0 |
| 10/20/25 @ Appleton East | 3-0 |
| 10/18/25 vs Kimberly | 2-1 |
| 10/18/25 vs Franklin | 2-0 |
| 10/18/25 vs Cedarburg | 2-1 |
| + 2 more games |
It's playoff time, and Appleton North had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the Hortonville Polar Bears on Friday as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Lightning, who have now won seven matchups in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Appleton North was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-6, 25-15.
SAOLAI THAO was a one-man wrecking crew as he had six aces and three digs. Those six aces gave him a new career-high.
THAO wasn't the only good servers: Appleton North was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Appleton North's win bumped their record up to 32-7. As for Hortonville, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-16.
Appleton North wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Appleton West on the 28th. Hortonville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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