Appleton East's tournament run continued when they took on Edgar on Saturday. The Patriots fell 2-0 to the Wildcats. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Their offense was headlined by Syrah Verhagen and Tesha Schlaak, who picked up four kills apiece. They got some help from Opal Sparkman and her nine assists. Ryley Foley controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Edgar can attribute much of their success to Kaitlynn Hartnady, who had 15 digs and two aces. That's the most digs Hartnady has posted since back in October of 2024. Another player making a difference was Carina Seubert, who had four digs and two aces.
Appleton East's loss dropped their record down to 5-6. As for Edgar, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Appleton East and Kaukauna will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Patriots' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Edgar, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Neillsville on the 4th.
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