Appleton West extended their losing streak to seven on Tuesday, dropping them down to 2-21. They lost 13-3 to the Hortonville Polar Bears. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Polar Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-1 back in April.
Appleton West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Ott, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
As for Hortonville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-4. The result was nothing new for the Polar Bears, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
On Hortonville's side, Mason Burrichter looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Hortonville got a massive performance out of Garrett Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those two hits gave Smith a new career-high. Isaac Behnke was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Appleton West is set to take on their familiar foe Oshkosh North at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Hortonville will square off against rival Oshkosh West at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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