The Appleton North Lightning will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Green Bay Southwest Fighting Trojans at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
After a string of four wins, Appleton North's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They received a tough blow as they fell 60-45 to Kimberly. While losing is never fun, Appleton North can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Kimberly is ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Green Bay Southwest unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 63-47 bruising from De Pere. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Green Bay Southwest in their matchups with De Pere: they've now lost six in a row.
Appleton North's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5. As for Green Bay Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
