The Fond du Lac Cardinals will face off against the Appleton East Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Fond du Lac 3.8, Appleton East 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Fond du Lac will face Appleton East after dropping another heartbreaker against Neenah on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. The Cardinals fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 2-1. The Cardinals have struggled against the Rockets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Fond du Lac saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keyton Kilian, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Appleton East came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Red Raiders. While the Patriots didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Appleton East pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Fond du Lac, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Fond du Lac came up short against Appleton East when the teams last played back in April, falling 8-4. Will the Cardinals have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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