Oshkosh North is 2-8 against Appleton North since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Oshkosh North Spartans will be staying on the road to face off against the Appleton North Lightning at 4:30 p.m. Oshkosh North will be strutting in after a victory while Appleton North will be coming in after a defeat.
Oshkosh North gave up the first runs last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Neenah as Oshkosh North made off with a 9-2 win.
Meanwhile, Appleton North unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Kimberly by a score of 3-2. Appleton North has not had much luck with Kimberly recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Ethan Wick was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: 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.
Oshkosh North's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Appleton North, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3.
Oshkosh North couldn't quite finish off Appleton North in their previous meeting back in April and fell 5-3. Can Oshkosh North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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