On Thursday, Kimberly faced Appleton North in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Kimberly Papermakers won by a run and slipped past the Appleton North Lightning 3-2. Winning may never get old, but Kimberly sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
For Appleton North's part, Ethan Wick was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Wick has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Appleton North saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Schopf, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Kimberly pushed their record up to 12-1 with that win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Appleton North, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3.
Kimberly will head out on the road to square off against Fond du Lac at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Kimberly is facing Fond du Lac at the right time seeing as Fond du Lac is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Appleton North, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Oshkosh North at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Appleton North's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Oshkosh North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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