Hortonville has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Appleton East Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hortonville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They skirted past Neenah 1-0.
Not much got past Taiven Gass, who gave up just four hits to keep Neenah off the board. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Hortonville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rashaud Kastner, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Appleton East scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Oshkosh West as Appleton East made off with a 13-0 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Hortonville's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8. As for Appleton East, their victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-9.
Hortonville came out on top in a nail-biter against Appleton East in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hortonville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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