Appleton North won the last time they faced Oshkosh North, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Appleton North Lightning blew past the Oshkosh North Spartans 3-0.
Appleton North was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Oshkosh North squad. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-10, 25-17.
Appleton North's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hannah Moua led the charge by getting five aces and four digs. The dominant performance also gave Moua a new career-high in aces. Chloe North was another key player, getting five digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Appleton North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive matchups.
Appleton North has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Oshkosh North, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-17.
Appleton North will square off against River Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Oshkosh North, they will welcome Neenah at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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