Appleton North waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Neenah Rockets. That's more bragging rights for Appleton North, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brandon Schopf was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Neenah's side, Trevor Stitchman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Appleton North's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Neenah, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Appleton North will head out on the road to square off against Appleton East at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Neenah, they will be playing at home against Kimberly at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Kimberly will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Neenah surely won't give up without a fight.
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