After both having extra time off, the Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts and the Appleton North Lightning will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Kaukauna is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Appleton West just ended the team's five-match winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Terrors by a score of 3-2. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since October 27, 2021, but that streak is no more.
Kaukauna actually scored more points across those five sets (106-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19, 18-25, 17-25, 17-15.
Meanwhile, Appleton North faced Fond du Lac in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Lightning blew past the Cardinals 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lightning.
Appleton North never let Fond du Lac on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The final score came out to 25-16, 26-24, 25-15.
Kaukauna better keep an eye on SAOLAI THAO. He was instrumental in Appleton North's win, getting 11 assists and six digs. PHINNEAS MODDER also deserves some recognition as he had his first block of the season.
Appleton North's record now sits at 18-6. As for Kaukauna, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 18-12.
Kaukauna might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Appleton North in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Galloping Ghosts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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