Appleton North is 9-1 against Appleton West since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Appleton North Lightning will head out on the road to square off against the Appleton West Terrors at 5:00 p.m. Appleton North will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Tuesday, Appleton North came up short against Oshkosh North and fell 9-5.
Alyssa Wald was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Willenkamp, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Appleton North was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, neither Appleton West nor Neenah made it onto the board on Tuesday thanks to some airtight pitching. Appleton West and Neenah finished up their match with a 0-0 tie.
Appleton North's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. Appleton West's draw gives them a new season record of 0-2-1.
Everything went Appleton North's way against Appleton West when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Appleton North made off with an 8-2 victory. Does Appleton North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Appleton West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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