Appleton East is 1-9 against Neenah since August of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Appleton East Patriots are on the road again to play the Neenah Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Appleton East will be strutting in after a win while Neenah will be coming in after a defeat.
Appleton East is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since September 28, 2023 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Oshkosh North as Appleton East made off with a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-15, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Neenah faced Kaukauna in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Neenah fell just short of Kaukauna by a score of 3-2. The Rockets have struggled against the Galloping Ghosts recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Neenah took Kaukauna into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-8, 25-19, 22-25, 15-11.
Appleton East's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-12. As for Neenah, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
Appleton East came up short against Neenah in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Appleton East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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